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: 67.00

Overall Rank:
2098th fastest in multithreading out of 4830 CPUs
2369th fastest in single threading out of 4830 CPUs
603rd fastest in out of 1380 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $58.02 USD (2023-05-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3887

Single Thread Rating

1409

Samples: 219*
*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	14,078 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,085 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,682 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,184 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,479 KBytes/Sec
Physics	387 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,893 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,409 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of September 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,134
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,491
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,275
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,170
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,887

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		67.00
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.11
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,164
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,910
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		1,409

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1952702 - Nov 23 2023		4019
BL1932357 - Oct 26 2023		4072
BL1847677 - Jun 27 2023		3728
BL1839171 - Jun 14 2023		4037
BL1579169 - Jun 10 2022		3798

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,887
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,548 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,291 (+10.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,684 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,659 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,625 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,387 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,134 (+6.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,760 (-3.3%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,867 (-0.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,423 (-11.9%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,393 (-12.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,387 (-12.9%)

Is the AMD FX-6120 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,235
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,034
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,093
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,842
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,780
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,529
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,522
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		997

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