FX-4120 vs Atom 330

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Primary details

Comparing Atom 330 and FX-4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3189not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency2.72no data
Architecture codenameDiamondville (2008−2009)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$43no data

Detailed specifications

Atom 330 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache112 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size51.9276 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors94 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 330 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPBGA437AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)8 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 330 and FX-4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Atom 330 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 Atom 330 and FX-4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 330 and FX-4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 330 and FX-4120.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2008 23 October 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 95 Watt

Atom 330 has 1087.5% lower power consumption.

FX-4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom 330 and FX-4120. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom 330 is a notebook processor while FX-4120 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom 330 and FX-4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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