AMD FX

The FX series from AMD is intended for use in desktop PCs and notebooks and includes AMD's faster processors, which are designed for PC gamers, for example. The newer models are based on the AMD Bulldozer architecture. At the moment there are 3 different models: Vishera, Zambezi and finally Centurion. The last AMD FX processors were presented in mid-2016. The AMD FX series was then discontinued and replaced by the AMD Ryzen series, which uses a completely new architecture and is significantly more powerful.

Due to the open multiplier, the FX series is ideal for overclocking and is therefore often at home in high-end PCs. The processors are equipped with up to 8 MB level 3 cache. The CPUs were still manufactured in 28-32 nm processes, which is why the processors usually offered less performance with more waste heat than comparable Intel products. Only the newer AMD Ryzen CPUs are completely competitive again or are they sometimes superior to the competition.

Due to the sometimes very high clock frequencies of up to 5 GHz, the energy consumption of the top FX processors is very high, and a very good air cooler is also required.

The AMD FX processors fit into socket AM3+ and support memory up to DDR3-1866 in two memory channels. The use of two memory channels doubles the theoretical memory bandwidth and requires at least two main memory modules. If possible, a PC should always be operated with at least two memory modules. The AMD FX processors presented in 2016 with Excavator (Bristol Ridge) for notebooks and the FP4 socket already support DDR4-2400 RAM.

The ECC memory error correction is supported by AMD's FX processors, but then requires an ECC-capable chipset and also special ECC memory modules. ECC increases the data integrity of a computer and has therefore become established in business use. On the other hand, ECC is hardly ever used by private users or their computers.

All AMD FX CPUs

	Processor	Generation
	AMD FX-9800P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	4.
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4.
	AMD FX-7500 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	3.
	AMD FX-7600P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	3.
	AMD FX-4300 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-4320 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-4350 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-6350 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8100 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8120 8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8140 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8150 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8310 8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8320E 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-8370E 8C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-9370 8C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	2.
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1.
	AMD FX-4130 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1.
	AMD FX-4150 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1.
	AMD FX-4170 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1.
	AMD FX-4200 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1.
	AMD FX-6100 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	1.
	AMD FX-6120 6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz	1.
	AMD FX-6200 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	1.

AMD FX generation list

Name	Generation	Segment	Technology	Architecture
AMD FX-9800	4.	Mobile	28 nm	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
AMD FX-7000	3.	Desktop / Server	28 nm	Kaveri (Steamroller)
AMD FX-4300	2.	Desktop / Server	32 nm	Vishera (Bulldozer)
AMD FX-6300	2.	Desktop / Server	32 nm	Vishera (Bulldozer)
AMD FX-8000	2.	Desktop / Server	32 nm	Vishera (Bulldozer)
AMD FX-9000	2.	Desktop / Server	32 nm	Vishera (Piledriver)
AMD FX-4100/4200	1.	Desktop / Server	32 nm	Zambezi (Bulldozer)
AMD FX-6100/6200	1.	Desktop / Server	32 nm	Zambezi (Bulldozer)

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