Athlon XP-M 2000+ vs FX-8120

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1376not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon XP-M
Power efficiency3.14no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Barton (2001−2004)
Release date12 October 2011 (13 years ago)17 June 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.53 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data266 MT/s
Multiplierno data11.5
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache8192 KB512 KB
L3 cache8192 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size315 mm2101 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million54 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+ 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
SocketAM3+A
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+.

PCIe versionn/ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2011 17 June 2003
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 25 Watt

FX-8120 has an age advantage of 8 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP-M 2000+, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8120 and Athlon XP-M 2000+. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-8120 is a desktop processor while Athlon XP-M 2000+ is a notebook one.


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