Xeon Gold 5115 vs FX-4120
Primary details
Comparing FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 824 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.53 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.28 |
| Architecture codename | Zambezi (2011−2012) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,221 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 13.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3+ | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115 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 Xeon Gold 5115 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 11 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 85 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5115 has an age advantage of 4 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 11.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-4120 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5115 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4120 and Xeon Gold 5115, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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