FX-4120 vs Atom D2500
Primary details
Comparing Atom D2500 and FX-4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Atom | no data |
Architecture codename | Cedarview (2011−2012) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
Release date | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom D2500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 66 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 176 million | 1,200 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom D2500 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 | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FCBGA559 | AM3+ |
Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2500 and FX-4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no 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 |
PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
AMT | - | no data |
HD Audio | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom D2500 and FX-4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2500 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 D2500 and FX-4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel GMA | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2500 and FX-4120 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2500 and FX-4120.
PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 1 November 2011 | 23 October 2012 |
Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 95 Watt |
Atom D2500 has 850% lower power consumption.
FX-4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Atom D2500 and FX-4120. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom D2500 is a notebook processor while FX-4120 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2500 and FX-4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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