Opteron 6348 vs FX-4170
Aggregate performance score
Opteron 6348 outperforms FX-4170 by a whopping 152% 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 | 2248 | 1502 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.60 | 1.65 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Zambezi (2011−2012) | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 27 February 2012 (13 years ago) | 5 November 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-4170 and Opteron 6348 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 576 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4170 and Opteron 6348 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 | 4 |
| Socket | AM3+ | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4170 and Opteron 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4170 and Opteron 6348 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4170 and Opteron 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4170 and Opteron 6348.
| PCIe version | n/a | 2.0 |
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 | 1.78 | 4.48 |
| Recency | 27 February 2012 | 5 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 115 Watt |
Opteron 6348 has a 151.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 8.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Opteron 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-4170 in performance tests.
Note that FX-4170 is a desktop processor while Opteron 6348 is a server/workstation one.
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