AMD FX-6120
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AMD FX-6120 vs AMD Athlon II X4 750K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
AMD FX-6120
AMD FX-6120
Released
Q4/2012
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AMD Athlon II X4 750K
AMD Athlon II X4 750K

What's the best choice AMD FX-6120 or AMD Athlon II X4 750K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-6120 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD Athlon II X4 750K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 100 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

AMD FX-6120 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6120
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1376 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-6120 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1137 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1001 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    668 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    489 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    774 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1388 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 750K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    865 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    773 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1130 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1175 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    644 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    629 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    731 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    513 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    928 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-6120 AMD FX-6120
AMD Athlon II X4 750K AMD Athlon II X4 750K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6100/6200 left arrow AMD Athlon II (Trinity)
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X4 750K and AMD FX-6120. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-6120 and AMD Athlon II X4 750K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-6120 and AMD FX-6120, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Trinity
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q4/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-6120 and AMD Athlon II X4 750K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
497
AMD FX-6120
503
AMD Athlon II X4 750K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1833
AMD FX-6120
1341
AMD Athlon II X4 750K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1839
AMD FX-6120
1921
AMD Athlon II X4 750K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6676
AMD FX-6120
4892
AMD Athlon II X4 750K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
5801
AMD FX-6120
4336
AMD Athlon II X4 750K

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