AMD Athlon X4 530 vs AMD FX-8120

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 530 and AMD FX-8120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 530

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 125 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8120

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1332 vs 690
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4634 vs 1786
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1332 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark 4634 vs 1786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: AMD FX-8120

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
690
1332
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1786
4634
Name AMD Athlon X4 530 AMD FX-8120
PassMark - Single thread mark 690 1332
PassMark - CPU mark 1786 4634
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 480
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2092
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.468
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.38
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.613

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 530 AMD FX-8120

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Zambezi
OPN Tray AD530XJAH44HM FD8120FRW8KGU
Place in performance rating 2656 2665
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date October 2011
OPN PIB FD8120FRGUBOX
Price now $99.99
Series AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 19.43

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 8 MB
L3 cache None 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 8
Die size 315 mm
Maximum core temperature 61°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count 1200 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM1 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0 n / a

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)