FX-6120 vs Celeron B800
Aggregate performance score
FX-6120 outperforms Celeron B800 by a whopping 483% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron B800 and FX-6120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2989 | 1767 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 2.44 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron B800 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 | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 288 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 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 B800 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 B800 and FX-6120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Celeron B800 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 B800 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 B800 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) (650 - 1000 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B800 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 2.45 |
| Recency | 19 June 2011 | 23 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Celeron B800 has 171.4% lower power consumption.
FX-6120, on the other hand, has a 483.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The FX-6120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B800 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron B800 is a notebook processor while FX-6120 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B800 and FX-6120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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