Quick Sync (hardware acceleration of video encoding and decoding for Intel CPUs. It increases performance, since while one logical CPU is waiting for data, the second may still do useful work)ĪVX (Advanced Vector Extensions - a set of SIMD instructions working with 128- and 256-bit registers)ĪVX2 (Advanced Vector Extensions 2 - an extension to AVX, the set of SIMD instructions working with 128- and 256-bit registers) HyperThreading (allows one physical CPU function as two logical ones. GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs. GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs. Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X4 965 vs FX 4170. II X4 Quad-core 965, 3.4GHz, AM3, 45nm SOI, 125W, compare, review, comparison. Lower power consumption (28W vs 125W), meaning that the rival with higher TDP might require a better cooler or other thermal solution. CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the FX 4170 vs the Phenom II X4 965. PIM product data: AMD Phenom II X4 965 processor 3.4 GHz 6 MB 元 Box. Finer manufacturing process technology (22 vs 45 nm)