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: 1335 vs 690
- 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4641 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 | 1335 vs 690 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4641 vs 1786 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: AMD FX-8120
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 530 | AMD FX-8120 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 690 | 1335 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1786 | 4641 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 1 | |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
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Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM1 | AM3+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt | 125 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 2.0 | n / a |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |