AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8140 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.
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AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 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)-8140 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 32.65

Overall Rank:
2422nd fastest in multithreading out of 5812 CPUs
3193rd fastest in single threading out of 5812 CPUs
645th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $148.86 USD (2020-03-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4860

Single Thread Rating

1273

Samples: 7*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,071
Thread: 1,262

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core

Integer Math	17,808 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,689 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,798 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,574 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	82,248 KBytes/Sec
Physics	421 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,329 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,273 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,428
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,259
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,936
Apple M4 10 Core		23,682
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,076
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		4,860

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.25
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.70
Intel Core i5-12400F		130.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.58
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		32.65
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of March 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		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		1,273

Last 1 Baselines for AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1533650 - Mar 16 2022		4767

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		4,860
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		4,374 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		5,479 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-3770T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		5,416 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		5,341 (+9.9%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		4,228 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		6,175 (+27.1%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		5,127 (+5.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		4,633 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		4,100 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		4,273 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		3,860 (-20.6%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		5,790 (+19.1%)

Is the AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,263
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,175
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,446
AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core		612

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