EPYC 7702P vs FX-4120

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated64
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.68
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data18.84
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,425

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads4128
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.35 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache192 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size315 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors1,200 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P 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+TR4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 7 August 2019
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 4 128
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 200 Watt

FX-4120 has 110.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7702P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FX-4120 and EPYC 7702P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-4120 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7702P is a server/workstation one.


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