FX-6120 vs Celeron B730

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B730 and FX-6120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1753
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	no data	2.44
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	1 July 2012 (12 years ago)	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B730 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	1 (Single-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	131 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B730 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	G2 (988B)	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B730 and FX-6120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron B730 and FX-6120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B730 and FX-6120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B730 and FX-6120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B730 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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2012	23 October 2012
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	6
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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