Celeron N4120 vs FX-6300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6300
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.60
+65.6%
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57

FX-6300 outperforms Celeron N4120 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17312118
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency2.5924.76
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache288 KBno data
L2 cache6144 KB4 MB
L3 cache8192 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-6300 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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.

FX-6300 2.60
+65.6%
Celeron N4120 1.57

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.

FX-6300 4137
+66.1%
Celeron N4120 2490

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-6300 456
+42.5%
Celeron N4120 320

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-6300 1431
+85.1%
Celeron N4120 773

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 1.57
Recency 23 October 2012 4 November 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

FX-6300 has a 65.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The FX-6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4120 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Celeron N4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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