Xeon Silver 4509Y vs FX-8120

Primary details

Comparing FX-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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	Server
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	no data
Release date	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$68	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	8192 KB	no data
L3 cache	8192 KB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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+	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	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-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y 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-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8120 and Xeon Silver 4509Y.

PCIe version	n/a	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 October 2011	1 October 2023
Threads	8	16

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