Intel Core i3 4170 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with 16 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages
Lower TDP (54W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 1600)
Larger memory bandwidth (73.4GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 3MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
887
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+132%
2059
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1935
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+1872%
38165
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1001
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+206%
3068
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1938
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+1004%
21409
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
855
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+161%
2232
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1823
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+1229%
24244
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
2056
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+108%
4286
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
3555
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
+1671%
62987
General Parameters
Mar 2015
Release Date
Aug 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Haswell
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Raphael)
i3-4170
Processor Number
-
LGA-1150
Socket
AM5
HD Graphics 4400
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.1 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
54 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
32
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.5 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
2
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
45x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
3 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
32 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
25.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
73.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
1500 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
448
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
4
-
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
1.43 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
