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AMD FX-4170 vs AMD FX-6120
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD FX-4170
100 %
4C / 4T · 4.40 GHz
AMD FX-6120
96 %
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD FX-4170
77 %
4C / 4T · 4.40 GHz
AMD FX-6120
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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AMD FX-4170 | AMD FX-6120 |
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| Family | AMD FX (30) | AMD FX (30) |
| CPU group | AMD FX-4100/4200 (5) | AMD FX-6100/6200 (3) |
| Architecture | Zambezi (Bulldozer) | Zambezi (Bulldozer) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM3+ | AM3+ |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD FX-4170 | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 6 / 6 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 6x |
| Frequency: | 4.20 GHz | 3.50 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.40 GHz | 4.10 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.40 GHz | 4.10 GHz |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 8.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD FX-4170 | AMD FX-6120 |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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AMD FX-4170 | AMD FX-6120 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD FX-4170 | AMD FX-6120 |
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| Memory | DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) | DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | ||
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | Yes |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD FX-4170 | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 125 W | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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AMD FX-4170 | AMD FX-6120 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Unknown |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q1/2012 | Q2/2012 |
| Release price | 120 $ | |
| Documents |
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