FX-6120 vs Xeon D-1520
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-1520 outperforms FX-6120 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1520 and FX-6120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1616 | 1750 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.78 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.50 | 2.44 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 9 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1520 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 288 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3200 Million | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1520 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 | FCBGA1667 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1520 and FX-6120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1520 and FX-6120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1520 and FX-6120 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1520 and FX-6120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1520 and FX-6120.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
| UART | + | 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.
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.
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
| Performance score | 3.21 | 2.54 |
| Recency | 9 March 2015 | 23 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon D-1520 has a 26.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
FX-6120, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.
The Xeon D-1520 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-6120 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-1520 is a server/workstation processor while FX-6120 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1520 and FX-6120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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