Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 54 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70GHz, Intel Core i3-4170 CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 86.42

Overall Rank: 2091

Last Price Change: $41.60 USD (2024-05-09)

Average CPU Mark

3595

Single Thread Rating: 2060
Samples: 1842*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,276
Thread: 2,129

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	12,478 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,292 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7,264 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	980.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	52,759 KBytes/Sec
Physics	273 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,365 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,060 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$70.32 USD	Buy Now!
	$25.92 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pavilion 550-153wb Desktop PC with Intel Core i3-4170 Dual-Core Processor, 6GB Memory, 23 Monitor, 1TB Hard Drive - Win 10 Ho	$585.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini Pc Linux Q330P 4Th Generation Intel Core I3 Processors 4Gb Ddr3 Ram 64Gb Ssd,Multiple Serial-Port£¬Fanless,Low Power,Linux,Windows	$247.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 3 11T300A4US Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12400T Hexa-core (6 Core) 1.80 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB NVMe M.2 PCI Express PCI Express NVMe 4.0 SSD -	$819.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Newest NUC 11 Extreme Mini PC, i9-11900KB 8Cores, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti, 16GB RAM 1TB SSD, WiFi 6E, HDMI, Displayport, Thunderbolt 4, RJ45, Win11 Pro	$2599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 550-110 Desktop (Core i3 ,8 GB RAM,1 TB)	$459.98 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,325
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,372
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,461
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz		3,595

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.38
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		125.37
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz		86.42
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.88
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz		2,060

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2086300 - Apr 25 2024		3881
BL2081207 - Apr 18 2024		3883
BL2077673 - Apr 14 2024		3798
BL2074824 - Apr 10 2024		3706
BL2074510 - Apr 10 2024		3750

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz		3,595
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,123 (-13.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,806 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i3-6100T @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,667 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,514 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,395 (-5.6%)
AMD A10-7800 APU vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,201 (-10.9%)
AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,410 (-5.2%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,213 (-10.6%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,070 (-14.6%)
AMD A8-6500B APU vs Intel Core i3-4170		2,855 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-4170		4,119 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i3-4370 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-4170		3,852 (+7.1%)

Is the Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,775
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,265
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,153
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,518
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz		1,012

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz

Pricing History

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