FX-4120 vs Ryzen 7 2700U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1356 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 27.08 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120 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 | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 23 October 2012 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 7 2700U has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 2700U is a notebook processor while FX-4120 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 2700U and FX-4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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