Prior to the FX-4170, AMD had shipped the FX-6200 in December 2011, which came with a standard 3.8 GHz clock that could boost to 4.0 - 4.1 GHz, but it didn't reach the 4 GHz mark at its base ...
While AMD mainly focused on its forthcoming high ... The difference comes in clock speeds: the 9600 offers a 3.8 GHz base clock and turbos up to 5.2 GHz. The X variant sits at 3.9 GHz / 5.4 ...