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: 59.36

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 Math	17,479 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,675 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,218 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,463 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,772 KBytes/Sec
Physics	426 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,335 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,333 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.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$78.02 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU 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

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