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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 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: 119.26

Overall Rank: 1800

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
4645

Single Thread Rating: 1336
Samples: 2517*
*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 Math17,566 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,712 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,332 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,459 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression78,695 KBytes/Sec
Physics427 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,342 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,336 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of April 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2024.
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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,014
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,184
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,645
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.09
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 119.26
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.73
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.43
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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 1,336
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2061130 - Mar 25 2024
5923
BL2045699 - Mar 08 2024
3919
BL2036370 - Feb 28 2024
4927
BL2036353 - Feb 28 2024
4560
BL2036309 - Feb 28 2024
5518
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,645
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,260 (+13.2%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,452 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,954 (+6.7%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,105 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,677 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,121 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,869 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,640 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,655 (+0.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,681 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,754 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,721 (+23.2%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,687
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
 7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,524
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 871