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: 59.33

Overall Rank:
2055th fastest in multithreading out of 5003 CPUs
2644th fastest in single threading out of 5003 CPUs
576th fastest in out of 1414 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4629

Single Thread Rating

1330

Samples: 2552*
*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	17,466 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,679 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,251 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,460 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	78,082 KBytes/Sec
Physics	424 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,333 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,330 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of February 2025.
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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,851
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,549
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,205
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,722
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,629

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		218.79
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		196.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.67
Intel Core i9-12900K		139.78
Intel Core i9-13900K		120.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.47
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		59.33
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.34
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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,149
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		1,330

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2434349 - Feb 22 2025		3987
BL2371005 - Jan 27 2025		4972
BL2354035 - Jan 19 2025		5914
BL2348359 - Jan 17 2025		4783
BL2333185 - Jan 10 2025		4832

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,629
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,291 (+14.3%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,335 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		6,416 (+38.6%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,744 (+24.1%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,106 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,673 (+0.9%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,619 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,507 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,295 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,172 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		4,116 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		5,502 (+18.9%)

Is the AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,595
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,573
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,840
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,565
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,366
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,183
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,021
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core		624

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