AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-6120 Six-Core can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 6 (in 3 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 480 KB, L2: 12.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-6120 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 49.43

Overall Rank: 1575

Last Price Change: $78.02 USD (2022-08-25)

Average CPU Mark

3857

Single Thread Rating: 1420
Samples: 215*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,806
Thread: 1,287

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

Integer Math	13,933 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,025 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,144 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,899 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,420 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of January 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of January 2023.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,578
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,751
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,164
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,966
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,933
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,565
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,271
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,857

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		49.43
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		46.06
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,061
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		1,420

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1579169 - Jun 10 2022		3798
BL1476458 - Dec 06 2021		3679
BL1396762 - Apr 20 2021		3975
BL1381437 - Mar 12 2021		3959
BL1381243 - Mar 12 2021		3920

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,857
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,690 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,676 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,378 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,328 (+12.2%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,188 (+8.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,699 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,664 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,797 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,358 (-12.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,339 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,677 (+21.3%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,503 (+16.8%)

Is the AMD FX-6120 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,696
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,547
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,103
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,677
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,640
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,533
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,506
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,436
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		1,005

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