AMD FX-4130
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Comparing AMD FX-4130 vs AMD FX-6120

Comparison of video cards AMD FX-4130 vs AMD FX-6120 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD FX-4130

Top features of AMD FX-4130

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
    Around -9% better clock speed
AMD FX-6120

Top features of AMD FX-6120

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  • More number of cores
    6 left arrow 4
    2 times more cores
  • Performance per watt
    95 W left arrow 125 W
    About 0.76 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-6120 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD FX-4130 left arrow AMD FX-6120
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family AMD FX left arrow AMD FX
Generation 1 left arrow 1
CPU group AMD FX-4100/4200 left arrow AMD FX-6100/6200

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-4130 vs AMD FX-6120 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 3.80 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
CPU Cores 4 left arrow 6
Turbo (1 Core) No turbo left arrow 4.10 GHz
CPU Threads 4 left arrow 6
Hyperthreading No left arrow No
Overclocking Yes left arrow Yes
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-6120 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-6120. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-6120 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
ECC Yes left arrow Yes
Memory channels 2 left arrow 2

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-6120.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-4130 or AMD FX-6120? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 125 W left arrow 95 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-6120 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L3-Cache 4.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
Architecture Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Zambezi (Bulldozer)
Technology 32 nm left arrow 32 nm
Socket AM3+ left arrow AM3+
Release date Q3/2012 left arrow Q2/2012

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD FX-4130 and AMD FX-6120.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD FX-4130 vs AMD FX-6120

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is the benchmark for Intel and AMD 64-bit processors.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 benchmark supports AMD and Intel multi-core processors.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

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