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.
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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: 72.33

Overall Rank:
2422nd fastest in multithreading out of 5277 CPUs
2679th fastest in single threading out of 5277 CPUs
674th fastest in out of 1452 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3909

Single Thread Rating

1413

Samples: 221*
*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	14,162 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,103 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,690 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,200 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,540 KBytes/Sec
Physics	390 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,900 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,413 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025

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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$54.04 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,606
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,007
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,422
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,498
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,151
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,909

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		228.55
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.25
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.03
Intel Core i9-13900K		135.04
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.16
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		72.33
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,919
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,562
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		1,413

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2402747 - Feb 09 2025		4050
BL2243069 - Nov 12 2024		4068
BL1952702 - Nov 23 2023		4019
BL1932357 - Oct 26 2023		4072
BL1847677 - Jun 27 2023		3728

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,909
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,219 (+7.9%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,305 (+10.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,707 (-5.2%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		2,989 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,674 (+19.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,500 (-10.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,398 (-13.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,234 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,669 (+19.4%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,658 (-6.4%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		2,958 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		2,276 (-41.8%)

Is the AMD FX-6120 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,400
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,142
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,279
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,838
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,569
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,479
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,823
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,798
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,597
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,532
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,450
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		723

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