i3-7120 vs FX-4300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Core i3-7120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1968not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.87no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)17 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Core i3-7120 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 speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data40
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Core i3-7120 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+1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Core i3-7120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Core i3-7120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Core i3-7120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Core i3-7120.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 17 July 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 51 Watt

FX-4300 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-7120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 86.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-4300 and Core i3-7120. We've got no test results to judge.


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