FX-4120 vs Celeron E1600

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron E1600 and FX-4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2851not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.77no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date31 May 2009 (15 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron E1600 and FX-4120 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache512 KB (shared)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size77 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors105 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E1600 and FX-4120 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketLGA775AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E1600 and FX-4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Celeron E1600 and FX-4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E1600 and FX-4120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E1600 and FX-4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E1600 and FX-4120.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2009 23 October 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron E1600 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

FX-4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron E1600 and FX-4120. We've got no test results to judge.


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