Athlon 850 vs i3-4170
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1807 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.52 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 4.00 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 1 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 11 February 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $117 | $849 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 0.85 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 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 | FCLGA1150 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4400 | N/A |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2014 | 11 February 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 45 Watt |
i3-4170 has an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 718.2% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 850, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4170 and Athlon 850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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