AMD FX-8120 vs AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8120 and AMD Athlon 64 3300+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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).

AMD FX-8120

AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8120

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1335 vs 734
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4641 vs 576

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2011 vs April 2004
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1335 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	4641 vs 576

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3300+

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8120
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3300+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1335

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4641

576

Name	AMD FX-8120	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1335	734
PassMark - CPU mark	4641	576
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 FX-8120	AMD Athlon 64 3300+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	NewCastle
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2011	April 2004
OPN PIB	FD8120FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD8120FRW8KGU
Place in performance rating	2665	2675
Price now	$99.99
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	19.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz
Die size	315 mm	144 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	1
Number of threads	8
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	105 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)