Ryzen 3 5425U vs FX-6120

Primary details

Comparing FX-6120 and Ryzen 3 5425U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1655	904
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.41	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Barcelo-U (Zen 3)
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	6 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$54	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-6120 and Ryzen 3 5425U 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	6	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	315 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on FX-6120 and Ryzen 3 5425U 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	1
Socket	AM3+	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6120 and Ryzen 3 5425U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6120 and Ryzen 3 5425U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6120 and Ryzen 3 5425U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6120 and Ryzen 3 5425U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

Ryzen 3 5425U outperforms FX-6120 by 194% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.51	7.39
Recency	23 October 2012	6 January 2022
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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