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Intel Core i3 4170
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Released January, 2015
Intel Core i3 4170
- 3.7 GHz
- Dual core
9.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4170
 | Higher clock speed 3.7 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.8 GHz |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4170 vs 4160 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 9.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
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| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.67 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 4160 vs the 4170. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 4170 vs 4160
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 4170 | vs | 4160 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 54W | 54W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | 13.01 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 47.3 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 15.43 pt/W | 12.89 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 43.88W | 43.88W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i3 4170 | vs | 4160 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 72°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.83 GHz | 3.81 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.8 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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