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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?

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 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: 119.11

Overall Rank: 1693

Last Price Change: $38.95 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
4639

Single Thread Rating: 1334
Samples: 2504*
*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 Math17,561 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,705 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,330 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,452 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression78,639 KBytes/Sec
Physics428 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,340 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,334 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 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$38.95 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,538
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,412
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,715
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,610
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,421
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,200
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,639
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.94
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.84
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.20
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 119.11
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.32
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.46
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,945
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 1,334
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1958931 - Nov 30 2023
4687
BL1954878 - Nov 25 2023
4946
BL1952156 - Nov 22 2023
4461
BL1952117 - Nov 22 2023
4381
BL1936237 - Oct 31 2023 [Excluded]
4035
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,639
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,247 (+13.1%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,434 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,955 (+6.8%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,079 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,673 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,114 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,857 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,642 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,652 (+0.3%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,669 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,750 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,747 (+23.9%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,078
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,571
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,425
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,375
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,208
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,886
Intel Core i5-14600K
 7,862
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,809
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
 7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,519
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 872