A10-6700 vs Core i3-4170T

The A10-6700 packs 4 cores / 4 threads, while the Core i3-4170T offers 2 cores / 4 threads — the A10-6700 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.3 GHz on the A10-6700 versus 3.2 GHz on the Core i3-4170T — a 29.3% clock advantage for the A10-6700 (base: 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The A10-6700 uses the Richland (2013−2014) architecture (32 nm), while the Core i3-4170T uses Haswell (2013−2015) (22 nm). In PassMark, the A10-6700 scores 3,109 against the Core i3-4170T's 3,133 — a 0.8% lead for the Core i3-4170T. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 438 vs 800, a 58.5% lead for the Core i3-4170T that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 0 kB on the A10-6700 vs 3 MB (total) on the Core i3-4170T.

The A10-6700 uses the FM2 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i3-4170T uses LGA1150 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR3-1866 memory speed. Both support up to 32 GB of RAM. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 16 PCIe lanes. Chipset compatibility: A55,A58,A68H,A75,A78,A85X,A88X (A10-6700) and H81,B85 (Core i3-4170T).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: AMD-V (A10-6700) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i3-4170T). Both include integrated graphics — Radeon HD 8670D (A10-6700) and Intel HD Graphics 4400 (Core i3-4170T) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: A10-6700 targets Budget, Core i3-4170T targets Low Power Desktop. Direct competitor: A10-6700 rivals Core i3-3240.