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AMD FX-6120 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
AMD FX-6120
AMD FX-6120
Released
Q3/2013
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

What's the best choice AMD FX-6120 or Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2? 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 115 W. Released in Q3/2013.

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 29% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 115 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)

    873 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.67 times more cores

    10 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1075 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    479 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    514 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    509 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    367 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-6120 AMD FX-6120
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
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 Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6100/6200 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v2
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
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 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-6120 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 115 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 VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Ivy Bridge EP
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow LGA 2011
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q3/2013

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 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2.

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
551
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
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
5876
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
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
2670
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
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
48560
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
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
15021
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

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