Xeon E-2436 vs FX-4130

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4130
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 125 Watt
1.70
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+733%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms FX-4130 by a whopping 733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2045512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3098.50
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.2920.62
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date27 August 2012 (12 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$112$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2436 has 32733% better value for money than FX-4130.

Detailed specifications

FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.2875 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436 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+FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe versionn/a5
PCI Express lanesno data16

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-4130 1.70
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+733%

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-4130 2696
Xeon E-2436 22487
+734%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.70 14.16
Recency 27 August 2012 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2436 has a 732.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-4130 in performance tests.

Note that FX-4130 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4130 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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