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AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 125 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8120 Eight-Core Processor, AMD FX(tm)-8120 Eight-Core Processor (

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 59.36

Overall Rank:
2114th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
2707th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
591st fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $78.02 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4631
Single Thread Rating
1331

Samples: 2565*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,808
Thread: 1,256

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Integer Math17,468 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,674 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,239 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,462 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression77,984 KBytes/Sec
Physics424 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,336 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,331 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,318
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,186
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,646
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,144
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,631
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K
131.17
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.33
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
59.36
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
1,331
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2561805 - Apr 17 2025
4731
BL2557981 - Apr 16 2025
4726
BL2557849 - Apr 16 2025
4959
BL2557023 - Apr 15 2025
4753
BL2529059 - Apr 03 2025
4953
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,631
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,297 (+14.4%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,335 (+15.2%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,112 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,939 (+6.6%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,621 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,516 (-2.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,297 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,790 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,901 (-15.8%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,695 (-20.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,474 (-25.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
6,192 (+33.7%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,175
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,320
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,605
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,705
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,423
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,341
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
624