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AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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: 59.36

Overall Rank:
2179th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
2767th fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
609th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $78.02 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4631
Single Thread Rating
1333

Samples: 2581*
*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 Math17,479 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,675 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,218 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,463 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression77,772 KBytes/Sec
Physics426 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,335 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,333 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$78.02 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,652
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,295
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,015
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,631
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
236.08
Intel Core i5-12400F
196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
162.57
Intel Core i9-13900K
152.34
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
131.36
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
59.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
1,333
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2694958 - Jun 13 2025
3052
BL2688989 - Jun 11 2025
4997
BL2677451 - Jun 06 2025
4846
BL2673697 - Jun 04 2025
4778
BL2653111 - May 26 2025
4733
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,631
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,303 (+14.5%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,336 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
6,416 (+38.5%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,624 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,300 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,785 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
4,655 (+0.5%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,702 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,636 (-21.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
3,494 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
6,196 (+33.8%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
5,782 (+24.9%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
627