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Intel BX80646I34170

Core i3-4170

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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 63.7% (464th of 1335)

Based on 43,039 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306C3 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70GHz
Poor: 48%Average: 63.7% Great: 72%
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Core i3-4170 averaged 36.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 81.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 97.3Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-4170 is 23.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-4170 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 272Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 271Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 43,039 samples)
Rank 46463.7%
Min Avg Max
64.7 Memory 81.3 93.4
63.8 1-Core 97.3 107
105 2-Core 172 201
70.2% 117 Pts
Min Avg Max
167 4-Core 268 297
189 8-Core 271 297
36.8% 269 Pts
Min Avg Max
185 64-Core 272 298
18.2% 272 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
80% 135 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 297
40% 293 Pts
64-Core 295
20% 295 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
70.7% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 106
2-Core 182
77% 127 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 264
39% 279 Pts
64-Core 276
18% 276 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
68.7% Good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 179
76% 125 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 282
39% 283 Pts
64-Core 263
18% 263 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
67.7% Good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 174
74% 122 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 285
37% 276 Pts
64-Core 284
19% 284 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
65.6% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 107
2-Core 187
75% 125 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 294
39% 286 Pts
64-Core 290
19% 290 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
63.7% Good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 172
74% 120 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 223
30% 218 Pts
64-Core 183
12% 183 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
60.6% Good
Memory 71.1
1-Core 64.2
2-Core 190
61% 108 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 292
40% 291 Pts
64-Core 292
20% 292 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
58.1% Above average
Memory 73.5
1-Core 60.8
2-Core 142
56% 92.3 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 258
34% 252 Pts
64-Core 272
18% 272 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,652,081 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-K - $153

CPU
Core i3-4170Intel  $120Bench 64%, 43,039 samples873x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 233,951 samples729x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 886,468 samples725x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 56,903 samples606x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $30Bench 66%, 365,699 samples502x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 60%, 148,425 samples291x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $69Bench 54%, 314,046 samples230x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 73,372 samples268x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 33,380 samples241x
99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 11,279 samples147x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $318

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i3-4170 Processor (3M Cache, 3.70 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ1'15
Processor Numberi3-4170
# of Cores2
# of Threads4
Cache3 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$117.00
Clock Speed3.7 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI2
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP54 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2013C

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
Wireless DisplayYes
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.15 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Graphics Video Max Memory2 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express RevisionUp to 3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)No
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
vPro TechNo
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No
Small Business AdvantageYes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography22 nm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1150

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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GBR-User
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5,090

Good

9 months ago.

It's definitely good enough for a budget PC I've recently built for low intensity, low wattage gaming, paired it with a GTX 950 and 8GB of 1600MHz C8 RAM and there's no bottlenecking whatsoever at 1080p. Stays relatively cool with the stock cooler, and isn't a very hot CPU anyway thanks to a low cache amount. That being said, 4 or 6MB would be nice, as in the 4370 which is a similar price these days, but the 4170 does the job and feels quite similar to a four threaded version of the Pentium G3240 I had in there before, though it should be noted that the Pentium I had did exceptionally well in comparison to the average (not OC'd so just a good bin) so it's probably much quicker in practice. Expanding from that, there's nothing stopping this CPU being overclockable if the motherboard supports BCLK tweaking, which mine doesn't. My verdict is that if you can find a 4370 for the same price (both retail for £25-30 in the UK second hand), then it'll be a more viable choice thanks to double the cache. However, if you get a good deal on one of these or a used prebuilt featuring it, it shouldn't be a problem and is speedy enough for desktop usage and 3D gaming alike, but don't confuse it with a true Quad-Core CPU, because in multi-threaded tasks it will always fall behind a similarly clocked i5, and a workstation CPU it most certainly is not.

POL-User
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Good

4 months ago.

Cs go gtx 1060 6gb 8gb ram 1600mhz 90 400fps win 7

GRC-User
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Excellent

3 years ago.

Quite high Price/Perfomance Ratio

NOR-User
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Excellent

1 month ago.

Good combined with the 1050ti or 750ti.

BluSharpie
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Good

2 years ago.

Four years ago this would be nothing to joke about when it went on sale for $110, but now it's starting to show its age. A once budget-midrange processor is now pretty much a G4560

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