Athlon II X4 600e vs FX-4130

Primary details

Comparing FX-4130 and Athlon II X4 600e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2058	2399
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	0.11
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.29	2.38
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Propus (2009−2011)
Release date	27 August 2012 (12 years ago)	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$112	$130

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

FX-4130 has 182% better value for money than Athlon II X4 600e.

Detailed specifications

FX-4130 and Athlon II X4 600e 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm2	169 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2875 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4130 and Athlon II X4 600e 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	1
Socket	AM3+	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4130 and Athlon II X4 600e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4130 and Athlon II X4 600e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4130 and Athlon II X4 600e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4130 and Athlon II X4 600e.

PCIe version

n/a

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.70	1.13
Recency	27 August 2012	20 October 2009
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	45 Watt

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