FX-6120 vs Pentium Dual Core T4500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4500 and FX-6120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2461	1664
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.41
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$350	$54

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 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	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	315 mm2
Number of transistors	410 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 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	1
Socket	P	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and FX-6120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and FX-6120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and FX-6120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and FX-6120.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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.

FX-6120 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.86	2.51
Recency	1 January 2010	23 October 2012
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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