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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 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: 119.01

Overall Rank: 1644

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
4635

Single Thread Rating: 1332
Samples: 2497*
*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 Math17,559 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,704 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,332 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,451 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression78,653 KBytes/Sec
Physics428 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,337 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,332 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2023.
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 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,745
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,457
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,746
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,629
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,062
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,421
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,489
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,250
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,635
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.97
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.24
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 119.01
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.44
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.82
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.60
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 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 1,332
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1911708 - Sep 26 2023
4249
BL1909412 - Sep 22 2023
4529
BL1908664 - Sep 21 2023
4734
BL1904426 - Sep 15 2023
4431
BL1903633 - Sep 14 2023
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 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,635
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,246 (+13.2%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,434 (+17.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,954 (+6.9%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,075 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,677 (+0.9%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,125 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,853 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,643 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 4,658 (+0.5%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 3,665 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,744 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 5,732 (+23.7%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,189
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,430
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,818
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,534
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
 7,238
Intel Core i9-13900
 6,917
Intel Core i9-13900F
 6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K
 6,856
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
 871