FX-6120 vs Celeron 867
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 867 and FX-6120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1750 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.44 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $134 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 867 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 | 1.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 13 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 288 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 867 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 867 and FX-6120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 867 and FX-6120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 867 and FX-6120 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 867 and FX-6120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 867 and FX-6120 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 867 and FX-6120.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2012 | 23 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 95 Watt |
Celeron 867 has 458.8% lower power consumption.
FX-6120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron 867 and FX-6120. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron 867 is a notebook processor while FX-6120 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 867 and FX-6120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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