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.

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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 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: 59.43

Overall Rank:
2453rd fastest in multithreading out of 5785 CPUs
3034th fastest in single threading out of 5785 CPUs
655th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4637

Single Thread Rating

1334

Samples: 2610*
*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	17,502 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,692 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,200 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,465 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,764 KBytes/Sec
Physics	425 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,342 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,334 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,294
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,941
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,637

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		59.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		1,334

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3255970 - Feb 01 2026		4782
BL3253870 - Jan 31 2026		4825
BL3244524 - Jan 27 2026		4660
BL3243862 - Jan 27 2026		4906
BL3211272 - Jan 13 2026		4350

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,637
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,694 (+22.8%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,318 (+14.7%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,344 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,929 (+6.3%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,652 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,513 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,323 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,143 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,484 (+18.3%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,235 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,792 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,662 (+0.6%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,194
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		625

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