Turion 64 X2 TL-50 vs FX-4170

Primary details

Comparing FX-4170 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1862	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.43	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	2x AMD Turion 64
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Taylor (2006)
Release date	27 February 2012 (12 years ago)	17 May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$154
Current price	$86	$31 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-4170 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	192 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	315 mm2	147 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	154 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4170 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 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	no data
Socket	AM3+	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4170 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SSE(1,2,3), AMD64
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4170 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4170 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4170 and Turion 64 X2 TL-50.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 February 2012	17 May 2006
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	31 Watt

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