FX-4170 vs Phenom II X4 N950
Aggregate performance score
FX-4170 outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by a significant 25% 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 | 2431 | 2252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.71 | 0.60 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 27 February 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N950 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8192 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 61 °C |
| 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 Phenom II X4 N950 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and FX-4170. 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 Phenom II X4 N950 and FX-4170 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and FX-4170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and FX-4170.
| PCIe version | no data | 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 | 1.42 | 1.78 |
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 27 February 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N950 has 257.1% lower power consumption.
FX-4170, on the other hand, has a 25.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD FX-4170 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X4 N950 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 N950 is a notebook processor while FX-4170 is a desktop one.
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