i3-1215U vs FX-8170

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1029
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiencyno data43.03
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.9 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache384 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U 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+FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 23 February 2022
Physical cores 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

FX-8170 has 33.3% more physical cores.

i3-1215U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8170 and Core i3-1215U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-8170 is a desktop processor while Core i3-1215U is a notebook one.


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