AMD FX-4120 vs AMD FX-4300

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4120 and AMD FX-4300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4120

AMD FX-4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4120

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4120
CPU 2: AMD FX-4300

Name	AMD FX-4120	AMD FX-4300
PassMark - Single thread mark		1479
PassMark - CPU mark		2982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4120	AMD FX-4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Vishera
Launch date	October 2012	October 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	2813
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD4300WMW4MHK
Price now		$53.39
Series		AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		25.84
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1200 million	1200 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
Number of threads		4
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a