AMD FX-6120
Intel Core i3-11300
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AMD FX-6120 vs Intel Core i3-11300. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2012
AMD FX-6120
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Intel Core i3-11300
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What's the best choice AMD FX-6120 or Intel Core i3-11300? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD FX-6120 has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Core i3-11300 has a base frequency of 3.90 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

AMD FX-6120 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6120
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  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    964 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    789 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    668 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    483 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    614 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-6120 AMD FX-6120
Intel Core i3-11300 Intel Core i3-11300
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6100/6200 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 11
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.1 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-11300 and AMD FX-6120. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-6120 and Intel Core i3-11300 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-6120 and Intel Core i3-11300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

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