Intel Core i3 4170 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores 4.3GHz . 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 9950X3D 's Advantages
Released 10 years late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 1600)
Larger memory bandwidth (82.3GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz 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 9950X3D
+152%
2240
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1935
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+2089%
42369
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1001
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+246%
3473
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
1938
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+1063%
22539
Blender
Intel Core i3 4170
28
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+2785%
808
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 4170
2056
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+130%
4731
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 4170
3555
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+1869%
70009
General Parameters
Mar 2015
Release Date
Mar 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Haswell
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i3-4170
Processor Number
9950X3D
LGA-1150
Socket
AM5
HD Graphics 4400
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
54 W
Power Consumption
170 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
16
4
Performance Core Threads
32
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 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
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
82.3 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
4
-
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
