Pentium 350 vs FX-4120
Primary details
Comparing FX-4120 and Pentium 350 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 | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Zambezi (2011−2012) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 21 November 2011 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-4120 and Pentium 350 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4120 and Pentium 350 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 | AM3+ | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4120 and Pentium 350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
FX-4120 and Pentium 350 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 FX-4120 and Pentium 350 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 FX-4120 and Pentium 350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4120 and Pentium 350.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 21 November 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
FX-4120 has an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores.
Pentium 350, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-4120 and Pentium 350. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-4120 is a desktop processor while Pentium 350 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4120 and Pentium 350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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