AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-6120 Six-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 71.58

Overall Rank:
2681st fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
2959th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
720th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $54.04 USD (2024-10-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3868

Single Thread Rating

1388

Samples: 225*
*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	14,195 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,035 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,462 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,194 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	64,150 KBytes/Sec
Physics	387 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,870 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,388 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,410
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,252
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,935
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,868

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		161.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		71.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F		45.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,599
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		1,388

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3280031 - Feb 11 2026		4154
BL2972030 - Oct 13 2025		3499
BL2971604 - Oct 12 2025		3236
BL2915637 - Sep 17 2025		3933
BL2402747 - Feb 09 2025		4050

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,868
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,661 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,325 (+11.8%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,697 (-4.4%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		2,996 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,694 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,668 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,664 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,335 (-13.8%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,195 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,099 (+6.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,524 (-8.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,423 (-11.5%)

Is the AMD FX-6120 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,122
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,443
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		717

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