FX-4170 vs Pentium G2130
Aggregate performance score
FX-4170 outperforms Pentium G2130 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2618 | 2216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.12 | 1.52 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 21 January 2013 (12 years ago) | 27 February 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium G2130 and FX-4170 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | 8192 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 94 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 61 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G2130 and FX-4170 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 | FCLGA1155 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2130 and FX-4170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Pentium G2130 and FX-4170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2130 and FX-4170 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2130 and FX-4170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| 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 for 3rd Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2130 and FX-4170 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2130 and FX-4170.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | n/a |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.09 | 1.77 |
| Recency | 21 January 2013 | 27 February 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 125 Watt |
Pentium G2130 has an age advantage of 10 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 127.3% lower power consumption.
FX-4170, on the other hand, has a 62.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The AMD FX-4170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G2130 in performance tests.
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