FX-4170 vs A4-5150M
Aggregate performance score
FX-4170 outperforms A4-5150M by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3123 | 2232 |
| Place by popularity | 84 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.64 | 0.60 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 12 March 2013 (12 years ago) | 27 February 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-5150M and FX-4170 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8192 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 61 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V |
Compatibility
Information on A4-5150M and FX-4170 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5150M and FX-4170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 32 nm, 0.925- | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5150M and FX-4170 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5150M and FX-4170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8350G (514 - 720 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5150M and FX-4170.
| PCIe version | no data | n/a |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 1.78 |
| Recency | 12 March 2013 | 27 February 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
A4-5150M has an age advantage of 1 year, and 257.1% lower power consumption.
FX-4170, on the other hand, has a 235.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The AMD FX-4170 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4-5150M in performance tests.
Be aware that A4-5150M is a notebook processor while FX-4170 is a desktop one.
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