AMD FX-4170 REVIEW, BENCHMARKS & UNLOCKING CORE SECRETS

AMD FX-4170 Zambezi 4.2GHz (4.3GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4170FRGUBOX REVIEW

It's been quite while since AMD released it's bulldozer processors. When they were launched we reviewed the FX-8150 and the FX-8120 octacore CPUs. These two processors haven't been able to convince because of their poor performance per MHz. Now we're going to check wether the FX-4170 with 4.2 GHz is a fierce competitor for Intel or not.

Model

Brand                          AMD

Series                           FX-Series

Model                          FD4170FRGUBOX

CPU Socket Type

CPU Socket Type       Socket AM3+

Tech Specs

Core                            Zambezi

Multi-Core                  Quad-Core

Name                           FX-4170

Operating Freq.           4.2GHz (4.3GHz Turbo)

L2 Cache                     2 x 2MB

L3 Cache                     8MB

Manufacturing Tech    32 nm

64 bit Support             Yes

HT Support                 Yes

Virtualization

Technology Support    Yes

Thermal Design

Power                          125W

Cooling Device           Heatsink and Fan included

APPLICATION BENCHMARK TESTS:

Passmark - CPU MARK/&PRICE value
Adobe Photoshop CS5

AIDA64 Extreme Edition (Memory & L2 cache)

Cinebench 11.5

Crysis 2

Dirt 3

Fritz chess 12

Just Cause 2

Microsoft Excel 2010 64-bit

Power Consumption

SPEC viewperf v11 (Solid works & Maya average)
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Winrar (Compression & Performance)

Passmark - CPU MARK/$PRICE value

Adobe Photoshop CS5

AIDA64 Extreme Edition

Cinebench 11.5

Crysis 2 

Dirt 3

 
Fritz chess 12
 

 
Just Cause 2

Microsoft Excel 2010 64-bit

Power Consumption

SPEC viewperf v11 (Solid works & Maya average)

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

WinRAR (Compression & Performance)

 

 

Unlock-Core - Secrets:

There are no chances to unlock cores. AMD said months ago that the FX series will not have unlocking features like that on the Phenom II series did. Considering the module design of the chip I would have to agree with that statement.

 

Conclusion: 

AMD processor have one really big advantage. The price you have to pay when you want to buy a new platform is really competitive. For as little as $129.99 you can get a CPU that clocks at 4.2 GHz default. Furthermore there are a lot of good motherboards for AMDs FX processors which lets you realize really decent setups. 

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