FX-4120 vs Xeon E5-2660

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1209not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.78no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.12no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$85no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120 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 Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2012 23 October 2012
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4

Xeon E5-2660 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

FX-4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2660 and FX-4120. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 is a server/workstation processor while FX-4120 is a desktop one.


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