Xeon Gold 6336Y vs FX-4120

Primary details

Comparing FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	137
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.65
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	no data	$3149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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	2
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 6336Y.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 October 2012	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

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