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AMD FX-8140 vs AMD FX-4100. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2012
AMD FX-8140
AMD FX-8140
Released
Q4/2011
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AMD FX-4100
AMD FX-4100

What's the best choice AMD FX-8140 or AMD FX-4100? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-8140 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2012.

AMD FX-4100 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

AMD FX-8140 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8140
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    929 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8140 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    451 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    336 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    722 place
AMD FX-4100 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-4100
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1287 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-4100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1178 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1192 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    662 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    585 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    788 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    663 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    957 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8140 AMD FX-8140
AMD FX-4100 AMD FX-4100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD FX
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow AMD FX-4100/4200
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • 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 specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-4100 and AMD FX-8140. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8140 and AMD FX-4100 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8140 and AMD FX-8140, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • 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, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Zambezi (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q4/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8140 and AMD FX-4100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1
AMD FX-8140
0.93
AMD FX-4100
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
5.52
AMD FX-8140
2.95
AMD FX-4100
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
6845
AMD FX-8140
4051
AMD FX-4100

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