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.
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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: 126.18

Overall Rank: 1417

Last Price Change: $36.90 USD (2023-01-17)

Average CPU Mark

4656

Single Thread Rating: 1333
Samples: 2464*
*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 Math	17,700 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,773 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,444 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	431 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,344 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,333 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of January 2023

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$36.90 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,577
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,566
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,274
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,656

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		126.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		39.33
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		27.71
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,061
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		1,333

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1729798 - Jan 26 2023		4805
BL1728040 - Jan 24 2023		4355
BL1727534 - Jan 23 2023		4563
BL1720500 - Jan 14 2023		4880
BL1718360 - Jan 12 2023		4358

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,656
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,188 (-10.1%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,216 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,218 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,745 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,789 (+24.3%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,695 (+22.3%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,411 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,950 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		6,500 (+39.6%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,299 (+13.8%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		3,690 (-20.8%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		2,889 (-38.0%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,679
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,553
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,690
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,669
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,528
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,506
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,450
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		874

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

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