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: 72.16

Overall Rank:
2153rd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2418th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
623rd fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3899

Single Thread Rating

1414

Samples: 220*
*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	14,130 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,100 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,697 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,194 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,551 KBytes/Sec
Physics	389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,891 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,414 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,899

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		72.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		1,414

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2243069 - Nov 12 2024		4068
BL1952702 - Nov 23 2023		4019
BL1932357 - Oct 26 2023		4072
BL1847677 - Jun 27 2023		3728
BL1839171 - Jun 14 2023		4037

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,899
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,589 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,293 (+10.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,689 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,630 (+18.7%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		4,211 (+8.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,774 (-3.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,329 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,316 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,867 (-0.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,438 (-11.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,387 (-13.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		3,200 (-17.9%)

Is the AMD FX-6120 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core		722

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