FX-4120 vs Xeon Gold 6140

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and FX-4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	405	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,445	no data
Current price	$930 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	36	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	192 KB
L2 cache	18 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	91 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and FX-4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 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 Gold 6140 and FX-4120 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 Xeon Gold 6140 and FX-4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and FX-4120.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	23 October 2012
Physical cores	18	4
Threads	36	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt

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