AMD FX-6120

The AMD FX-6120 operates with:

CPU Cores 6.

CPU Threads: 6.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 4.10 GHz base 4.10 GHz all cores.

TDP: 95 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: AM3+.

This version includes

8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1866 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes.

Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C.

In particular, Zambezi (Bulldozer) Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 32 nm

Virtualization AMD-V.

The product was released on Q2/2012.

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CPU generation and family

Name:

AMD FX-6120

Family:

AMD FX

CPU group:

AMD FX-6100/6200

Predecessor:

Segment:

Desktop / Server

Generation:

Successor:

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Frequency:

3.50 GHz

Turbo (1 Core):

4.10 GHz

Turbo (64 Cores)::

Hyperthreading:

Core architecture:

normal

CPU Cores:

CPU Threads:

Overclocking:

Yes

Memory & PCIe

Memory type:

DDR3-1866

PCIe version:

Memory channels:

PCIe version:

PCIe lanes:

Encryption

AES-NI:

Yes

Internal Graphics

Memory type:

DDR3-1866

GPU name:

no iGPU

GPU frequency:

GPU (Turbo):

No turbo

Generation:

DirectX Version:

Execution units:

Shader:

Max memory:

Max. displays:

Technology:

32 nm

Release date:

Technical details

Instruction set (ISA):

x86-64 (64 bit)

Architecture:

Zambezi (Bulldozer)

L2-Cache:

Virtualization:

AMD-V

L3-Cache:

8.00 MB

Release date:

Q2/2012

Socket:

AM3+

Thermal Management

TDP (PL1):

95 W

TDP (PL2):

TDP Up:

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD FX-8320E 500 (26%)

Intel Celeron 3955U 498 (26%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 498 (26%)

AMD FX-6120 497 (26%)

Intel Core i3-6006U 496 (26%)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 494 (26%)

AMD A8-7600 492 (26%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i3-4370 1880 (5%)

Intel Pentium G4560 1879 (5%)

Intel Core i7-6650U 1846 (5%)

AMD FX-6120 1833 (5%)

Samsung Exynos 880 1830 (5%)

Intel Core i7-5557U 1823 (5%)

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U 1822 (5%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD A4-6300 1856 (27%)

Intel Celeron 3865U 1849 (27%)

Intel Core i5-4220Y 1843 (27%)

AMD FX-6120 1839 (27%)

AMD Phenom II X2 B59 1834 (26%)

AMD Phenom II X2 565 1834 (26%)

AMD Phenom II X2 511 1834 (26%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-6360U 6759 (7%)

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T 6730 (7%)

AMD Phenom II X4 975 6704 (7%)

AMD FX-6120 6676 (7%)

Intel Core i3-4350T 6640 (7%)

AMD Athlon 200GE 6550 (7%)

AMD Phenom II X4 970 6545 (7%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

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Intel Core i3-7100 5827 (7%)

Intel Core i5-4670T 5827 (7%)

Intel Core i3-6320 5810 (7%)

AMD FX-6120 5801 (7%)

Intel Core i7-7600U 5787 (7%)

Intel Core i5-6300HQ 5727 (6%)

Intel Core i5-6400T 5716 (6%)