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: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 125 W

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: 82.89

Overall Rank: 1181

Last Price Change: $54.99 USD (2022-01-20)

Average CPU Mark

4558

Single Thread Rating: 1329
Samples: 2392*
*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	17,508 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,698 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,372 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics	425 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,318 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,329 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of January 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of January 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of January 2022.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of January 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		32,790
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		23,553
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		23,468
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,756
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,377
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,781
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		15,109
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,559
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,884
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,558

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of January 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		82.89
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		81.07
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		60.53
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		59.73
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		57.51
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		39.51
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		38.57
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		34.15
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 22nd of January 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,858
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,773
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,077
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,965
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,905
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,771
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X		2,727
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,684
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,579
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		1,329

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1500508 - Jan 20 2022		4828
BL1496316 - Jan 13 2022		4424
BL1493731 - Jan 09 2022		3827
BL1491128 - Jan 05 2022		4372
BL1485881 - Dec 27 2021		4883

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 22nd of January 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,558
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,147
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,099
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz		4,090
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz		3,831
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz		3,428
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core		5,405
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz		4,931
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		5,638
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,239
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,678
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		4,091
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		2,877

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AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Pricing History