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AMD

AMD FX-6120

Processor

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 6^*
Maximum boost clock: 4.2 GHz
Thermal design power: 95 W

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Processing & platform

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 6^*
Base clock: 3.6 GHz
CPU reference clock: 200 MHz^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.6 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 4.2 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
Architecture: Bulldozer^*
Socket / package: Socket AM3+^*
Process node: 32 nm^*
Reported chip die area: 315 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 95 W^*
Transistors: 1,200 million^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
8 MB

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 95 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 9 fields

Release: Oct 23rd, 2012^*
Name: FX-6120^*
Codename: Zambezi^*
Cores: 6^*
Clock: 3.6 to 4.2 GHz^*
Socket: Socket AM3+^*
Process: 32^* nm
L3 Cache: 8MB^*
TDP: 95^* W

Specifications 2 · 29 fields

name: FX-6120^*
Release Date: Oct 23rd, 2012^*
Part#: FD6120WMW6KGU^*
Frequency: 3.6^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 4.2 GHz^*
Base Clock: 200^* MHz
Multiplier: 18.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: Yes^*
Voltage: 1.425^* V
Codename: Zambezi^*
Socket: AMD Socket AM3+^*
Generation: FX (Zambezi)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 6^*
# of Threads: 6^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)^*
Cache L1: 288^* KB
Cache L2: 6^* MB
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1^*
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 2^*
Process Size: 32^* nm
Cache L3: 8 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 1,200 million^*
Die Size: 315^* mm²
Package: µPGA^*
Market: Desktop^*

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

Vendor: AMD^*
Product: AMD FX-6120^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2012-10-23^*
Process Size (nm): 32^* nm
TDP (W): 95^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 315^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,200^*
Freq (MHz): 3,600^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 7 fields

microarchitecture

Bulldozer^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6120^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6120^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

4.1^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6120^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6120^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6120^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6120^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6120^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6120^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 58.53^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6120^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6120^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD FX-6120^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6120^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6120^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

95^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6120^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6120^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

* Provisional data