FX-4120 vs Celeron E1600

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E1600 and FX-4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2849	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.77	no data
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	31 May 2009 (15 years ago)	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron E1600 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	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	77 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	105 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E1600 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	LGA775	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E1600 and FX-4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron E1600 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 Celeron E1600 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 Celeron E1600 and FX-4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E1600 and FX-4120.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 May 2009	23 October 2012
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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