Intel Core i3 4170 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz . 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 120W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 1600)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 3MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
887
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+146%
2188
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1935
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+1881%
38334
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1001
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+226%
3271
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1938
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+892%
19229
General Parameters
Mar 2015
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Haswell
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i3-4170
Processor Number
9900X3D
LGA-1150
Socket
AM5
HD Graphics 4400
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
54 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
24
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
2
Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
43
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
3 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
32 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
25.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Execution Units
2
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
