Athlon 1000 vs FX-4170

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4170 and Athlon 1000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1958not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.45no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Thunderbird C (2000−2001)
Release date27 February 2012 (12 years ago)6 March 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,299

Detailed specifications

FX-4170 and Athlon 1000 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed4.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache8192 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size315 mm2102 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4170 and Athlon 1000 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+A
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4170 and Athlon 1000. 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 FX-4170 and Athlon 1000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4170 and Athlon 1000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4170 and Athlon 1000.

PCIe versionn/ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2012 6 March 2000
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

FX-4170 has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 1000, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-4170 and Athlon 1000. We've got no test results to judge.


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