Celeron B730 vs FX-4100
Primary details
Comparing FX-4100 and Celeron B730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2066 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 1.64 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zambezi (2011−2012) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 12 October 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 July 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $70 |
Detailed specifications
FX-4100 and Celeron B730 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB | 1.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4100 and Celeron B730 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3+ | G2 (988B) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4100 and Celeron B730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
FX-4100 and Celeron B730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4100 and Celeron B730 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4100 and Celeron B730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4100 and Celeron B730.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2011 | 1 July 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-4100 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron B730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-4100 and Celeron B730. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-4100 is a desktop processor while Celeron B730 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4100 and Celeron B730, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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