AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3 4170

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR3-1600)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 3MB)

Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Lower TDP (54W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +4%

930

Intel Core i3 4170

887

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +231%

6409

Intel Core i3 4170

1935

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +3%

1039

Intel Core i3 4170

1001

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +122%

4315

Intel Core i3 4170

1938

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +15%

988

Intel Core i3 4170

855

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +222%

5881

Intel Core i3 4170

1823

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +6%

2197

Intel Core i3 4170

2056

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +266%

13019

Intel Core i3 4170

3555

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i3 4170

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Mar 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Haswell

-

Processor Number

i3-4170

AM4

Socket

LGA-1150

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 4400

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1150

95 W

Power Consumption

54 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

2

12

Performance Core Threads

4

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

6

Total Core Count

2

12

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

-

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

3 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

25.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 4170

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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