Intel Core i3 4170 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages

Lower TDP (54W vs 120W)

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 's Advantages

Released 9 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR3-1600)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 3MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 4170

887

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +161%

2323

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 4170

1935

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +2018%

40986

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 4170

1001

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +228%

3284

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 4170

1938

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +1137%

23982

Intel Core i3 4170

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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

General Parameters

Mar 2015

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i3-4170

Processor Number

-

LGA-1150

Socket

AM5

HD Graphics 4400

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Package

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1150

Socket

AM5

54 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

2

Performance Cores

12

4

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.4 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

2

Total Core Count

12

4

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

44x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

3 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

32 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

25.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

MHz

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 4170

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

28

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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