i5-520E vs FX-4120

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4120 and Core i5-520E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$210

Detailed specifications

FX-4120 and Core i5-520E 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm281 mm2
Number of transistors1,200 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on FX-4120 and Core i5-520E 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4120 and Core i5-520E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

FX-4120 and Core i5-520E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4120 and Core i5-520E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4120 and Core i5-520E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4120 and Core i5-520E.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

FX-4120 has an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-520E, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-4120 and Core i5-520E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-4120 is a desktop processor while Core i5-520E is a notebook one.


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