E1-2200 vs FX-8120

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8120 and E1-2200 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 E-Series
Power efficiency3.14no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date12 October 2011 (13 years ago)5 November 2013 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8120 and E1-2200 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.05 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache8192 KB1024 KB
L3 cache8192 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size315 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
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 E1-2200 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+FT3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8120 and E1-2200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8120 and E1-2200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8120 and E1-2200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8210
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8120 and E1-2200 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8120 and E1-2200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8120 and E1-2200.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-8120 6594
+1291%
E1-2200 474

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2011 5 November 2013
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 9 Watt

FX-8120 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

E1-2200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1288.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8120 and E1-2200. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-8120 is a desktop processor while E1-2200 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8120 and E1-2200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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