AMD FX-4170 vs Intel Pentium Gold 6405U

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AMD FX-4170 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
AMD FX-4170 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U

CPU comparison

AMD FX-4170 or Intel Pentium Gold 6405U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD FX-4170 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-4170 was released in Q1/2012.

The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U was released in Q4/2019.
AMD FX (30) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD FX-4100/4200 (5) CPU group Intel Pentium 6000 (1)
1 Generation 10
Zambezi (Bulldozer) Architecture Comet Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD FX-4170 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-4170 is 4.20 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is at 2.40 GHz.

AMD FX-4170 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
4.20 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD FX-4170 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD FX-4170 or Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD FX-4170 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD FX-4170 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD FX-4170 is 125 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 6405U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD FX-4170 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD FX-4170 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 6405U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD FX-4170 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM3+ Socket BGA 1528
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2012 Release date Q4/2019
120 $ Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-4170 (87%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-4170 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U (72%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-4170 AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz
517 (87%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
592 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-4170 AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz
1413 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1340 (95%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD FX-4170 AMD FX-4170
4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz
4770 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2329 (49%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD FX-4170 AMD FX-4170
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD FX-4170 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U
Unknown Lenovo Ideapad 3 17IML05

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