Xeon E3-1225 vs FX-4300

Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1973	1752
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.26	1.39
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.87	2.45
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$122	$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1225 has 435% better value for money than FX-4300.

Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225 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+	LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225 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-4300 and Xeon E3-1225. 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	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	Intel HD P3000
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.35 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Xeon E3-1225.

PCIe version	n/a	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.88	2.46
Recency	23 October 2012	3 April 2011

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