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AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

vs

AMD FX-8120

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 3 7320U and AMD FX-8120 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 4.1 GHz (Up to 4.1 GHz vs up to 4 GHz)
Higher Technology: TSMC 6nm FinFET (TSMC 6nm FinFET vs 32 nm)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 3.0 (PCIe® 3.0 vs Gen 2)
Higher Memory Type: LPDDR5 (LPDDR5 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: September 2022 (September 2022 vs October 2011)

AMD FX-8120

More Total Cores: 8 (4 vs 8)
Larger L3 Cache: 8 MB (shared) (4 MB vs 8 MB (shared))

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

September 2022

Launch Date

October 2011

Laptop

Platform

Desktop

Ryzen 3 7320U

Model Name

FX-8120

Mendocino

Code Name

Zambezi

Zen 2

Generation

FX (Zambezi)

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

2.4 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.1 GHz

Up to 4.1 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 4 GHz

256 KB

L1 Cache

384 KB

2 MB

L2 Cache

8 MB

4 MB

L3 Cache

8 MB (shared)

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket AM3+

Multiplier

15.5x

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

Unlocked for Overclocking

TSMC 6nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

32 nm

15W

TDP

125 W

PCIe® 3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 2

x86-64

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Transistor Count

1,200 million

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5

Memory Type

DDR3

16 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

2x1R LPDDR5-5500

Maximum Memory Speed

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

AMD Radeon™ 610M

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Graphics Core Count

1900 MHz

Graphics Frequency