i3-6120T vs FX-9830P

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Primary details

Comparing FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1865not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Core i3
Power efficiency5.68no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)9 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache320 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per module)512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T 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)
SocketFP4LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.95 2.59
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

FX-9830P has 100% more physical cores.

i3-6120T, on the other hand, has 32.8% faster integrated GPU, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FX-9830P and Core i3-6120T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FX-9830P is a notebook processor while Core i3-6120T is a desktop one.


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