Ryzen 5 5600HS vs FX-8120

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1395not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency3.14no data
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date12 October 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache8192 KB3 MB
L3 cache8192 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size315 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.0125 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+FP6
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS.

PCIe versionn/a3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2011 12 January 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

FX-8120 has 33.3% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 5600HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8120 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-8120 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5600HS is a notebook one.


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