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AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core can be found below. 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?

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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 Size: L1: 640 KB, L2: 16.0 MB, L3: 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: 160.60

Overall Rank: 1555

Last Price Change: $29.00 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark
rating
4657

Single Thread Rating: 1334
Samples: 2482*
*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 Math17,672 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,761 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,429 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,451 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression79,168 KBytes/Sec
Physics430 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,348 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,334 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of May 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$122.02 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$29.17 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1824940 - May 23 2023
3449
BL1824785 - May 23 2023
5846
BL1821458 - May 18 2023
4713
BL1818653 - May 14 2023
4370
BL1815698 - May 10 2023
4395
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,657
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,656 (-21.5%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,195 (-9.9%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,088 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,110 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,854 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,523 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,223 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,782 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,702 (+22.4%)
AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,318 (+14.2%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,243 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,868 (+4.5%)


Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,457
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,602
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T
6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K
6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K
6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF
6,735
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
874