FX-4170 vs Pro A10-8700B

Primary details

Comparing Pro A10-8700B and FX-4170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2111	1862
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.43
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	27 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$326	$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pro A10-8700B 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	1.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	no data	8192 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V

Compatibility

Information on Pro A10-8700B 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	FP4	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	12 - 35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A10-8700B and FX-4170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data
HSA	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A10-8700B and FX-4170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A10-8700B and FX-4170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L-2133	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A10-8700B and FX-4170 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A10-8700B and FX-4170 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A10-8700B and FX-4170.

PCIe version

3.0

n/a

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-4170 outperforms Pro A10-8700B by 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.43	1.96
Recency	3 June 2015	27 February 2012
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	125 Watt

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