FX-6120 vs A6-8500P

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2778	1990
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Power efficiency	2.31	0.99
Designer	AMD	AMD
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	3 June 2015 (10 years ago)	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-8500P and FX-6120 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	288 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	6 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A6-8500P and FX-6120 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP4	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-8500P and FX-6120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-8500P and FX-6120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-8500P and FX-6120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	4	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-8500P and FX-6120 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-8500P and FX-6120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-8500P and FX-6120.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.82	2.22
Recency	3 June 2015	23 October 2012
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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