FX-6120 vs EPYC 7351P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and FX-6120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	363	1664
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.72	1.41
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	29 June 2017 (6 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$750	no data
Current price	$300 (0.4x MSRP)	$54

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7351P has 1228% better value for money than FX-6120.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	32	6
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	315 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P 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	TR4	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and FX-6120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7351P and FX-6120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7351P and FX-6120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and FX-6120.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7351P outperforms FX-6120 by 561% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.59	2.51
Recency	29 June 2017	23 October 2012
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	6
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	95 Watt

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