FX-4170 vs Core 2 Duo T6570

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6570 and FX-4170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1958
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiencyno data1.45
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)27 February 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6570 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cache2 MB4096 KB
L3 cache2 MB8192 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C61 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageno dataMin: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6570 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 configurationno data1
SocketPGA478AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6570 and FX-4170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6570 and FX-4170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6570 and FX-4170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6570 and FX-4170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T6570 and FX-4170.

PCIe versionno datan/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.



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.

Core 2 Duo T6570 759
FX-4170 3034
+300%

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.

Core 2 Duo T6570 252
FX-4170 464
+84.1%

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.

Core 2 Duo T6570 424
FX-4170 1201
+183%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 27 February 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6570 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

FX-4170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T6570 and FX-4170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T6570 is a notebook processor while FX-4170 is a desktop one.


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