Xeon E3120 vs FX-4100

Place in the ranking	2069	2539
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.64	1.29
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	no data
Release date	12 October 2011 (13 years ago)	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4100 and Xeon E3120 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	no data
L3 cache	8192 KB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4100 and Xeon E3120 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM3+	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4100 and Xeon E3120. 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

FX-4100 and Xeon E3120 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 FX-4100 and Xeon E3120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4100 and Xeon E3120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4100 and Xeon E3120.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-4100 1.65
+85.4%

Xeon E3120 0.89

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-4100 2619
+86%

Xeon E3120 1408