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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: 119.48

Overall Rank: 1460

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
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 Math17,688 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math8,769 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,447 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression77.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics430 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,345 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,333 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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$122.02 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$38.98 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

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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