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: 119.48

Overall Rank: 1460

Last Price Change: $38.98 USD (2023-03-01)

Average CPU Mark

4657

Single Thread Rating: 1333
Samples: 2474*
*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	17,688 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,769 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,447 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	430 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,345 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,333 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,792
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,681
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,943
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,537
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,548
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,208
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,657

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		184.22
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		140.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		119.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		97.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.06
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		52.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		41.47
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 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,725
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		1,333

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1772612 - Mar 18 2023		4734
BL1764537 - Mar 09 2023		5050
BL1758951 - Mar 02 2023		4194
BL1755671 - Feb 26 2023		4700
BL1745360 - Feb 14 2023 [Excluded]		3796

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,657
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,234 (+12.4%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,420 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,958 (+6.5%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,088 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,779 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,574 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,112 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,220 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,678 (+0.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		3,684 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,692 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		3,652 (-21.6%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,321
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,411
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,360
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,803
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,585
Intel Core i9-13900F		7,308
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,140
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,744
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,729
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,690
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,618
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		874

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

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