FX-8170 vs A6-9225

Primary details

Comparing A6-9225 and FX-8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2462	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$451	no data

Detailed specifications

A6-9225 and FX-8170 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1200 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A6-9225 and FX-8170 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and FX-8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2133 RAM (1 channel), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9225 and FX-8170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and FX-8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9225 and FX-8170.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2018	23 October 2012
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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