Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs FX-4170

Primary details

Comparing FX-4170 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1960not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.45no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date27 February 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4170 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size315 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4170 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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+AM3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4170 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). 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 Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4170 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4170 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe versionn/a2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2012 1 April 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 95 Watt

FX-4170 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 955 (95W), on the other hand, has 31.6% lower power consumption.

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