FX-4350 vs Pentium D 820

Primary Details

Comparing Pentium D 820 and FX-4350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1755
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	0.73
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium D	no data
Architecture codename	Smithfield (2005)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	May 2005 (18 years ago)	29 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	$183	$92

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Pentium D 820 and FX-4350 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	28 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Die size	206 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	169 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 820 and FX-4350 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	2	1
Socket	PLGA775	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 820 and FX-4350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 820 and FX-4350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 820 and FX-4350 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 820 and FX-4350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 820 and FX-4350.

PCIe version

no data

n/a

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	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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