Core i3-4170: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-4170 provides poor benchmark performance at 2.34% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
This is desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems.
Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 54 Watt.
Primary details
Core i3-4170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1733 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.29 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Release date | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| 64 bit support | - | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-4170 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-4170's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9124) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-4170.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-4170. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
Benchmark coverage: 4%
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i3-4170 is A12-9800, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 5 positions in our ranking.
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Similar processors
Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i3-4170, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i3-4170 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 11387 configurations using Core i3-4170 in our database.
