Ryzen 7 5800X vs FX-4120

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4120 and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated361
Place by popularitynot in top-10049
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.49
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiencyno data15.79
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4120 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size315 mm22 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on FX-4120 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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
SocketAM3+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4120 and Ryzen 7 5800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4120 and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4120 and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4120 and Ryzen 7 5800X.

PCIe version2.04.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 5 November 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 105 Watt

FX-4120 has 10.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

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