Mobile Sempron 3800+ vs FX-8120

Primary details

Comparing FX-8120 and Mobile Sempron 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1303	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.74	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Mobile Sempron
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Sherman (2009)
Release date	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)	no data
Current price	$68	$14.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8120 and Mobile Sempron 3800+ 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	8 (Octa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	8	1
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	8192 KB	no data
L3 cache	8192 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8120 and Mobile Sempron 3800+ 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+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8120 and Mobile Sempron 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8120 and Mobile Sempron 3800+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8120 and Mobile Sempron 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8120 and Mobile Sempron 3800+.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	1
Threads	8	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	31 Watt

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