Pentium G632 vs FX-8140
Primary details
Comparing FX-8140 and Pentium G632 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1581 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Architecture codename | Zambezi (2011−2012) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
Release date | 23 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 4 September 2011 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-8140 and Pentium G632 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 8 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 315 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 69 °C |
Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 504 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8140 and Pentium G632 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+ | FCLGA1155 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8140 and Pentium G632. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | - |
AVX | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
FDI | no data | + |
Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
FX-8140 and Pentium G632 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-8140 and Pentium G632 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-8140 and Pentium G632. 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 | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-8140 and Pentium G632 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8140 and Pentium G632.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 23 October 2012 | 4 September 2011 |
Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
Threads | 8 | 2 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
FX-8140 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Pentium G632, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-8140 and Pentium G632. We've got no test results to judge.
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