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: 142.75

Overall Rank: 1385

Last Price Change: $32.53 USD (2022-12-06)

Average CPU Mark

4644

Single Thread Rating: 1333
Samples: 2449*
*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	17,684 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,770 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,432 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	430 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,342 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,333 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$122.02 USD	Buy Now!
	$38.50 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G with Radeon Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, 500W PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home) Gamer Computer

$579.99

(www.amazon.com)

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,546
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,159
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,591
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,802
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,552
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,345
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,644

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		155.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		148.30
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		142.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		94.43
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		87.28
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		70.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		26.60
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 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,949
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
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
BL1685767 - Dec 03 2022		4941
BL1685566 - Dec 03 2022		4565
BL1663273 - Nov 04 2022		4762
BL1656761 - Oct 25 2022		5476
BL1656727 - Oct 25 2022		4833

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,644
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		3,685 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		3,662 (-21.1%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,185 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,787 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,659 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,647 (+21.6%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,416 (+16.6%)
AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,275 (+13.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,214 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		2,883 (-37.9%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,491 (+18.3%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,351 (+15.2%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,732
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,086
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,807
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,682
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,513
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,477
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,330
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,008
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,823
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		874

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)