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FX-8120 vs Core i7-9700K

FX-8120 vs Core i7-9700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Intel BX80684I79700K Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for CA$376.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-9700K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Intel BX80684I79700K Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for CA$376.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 2564 days newer than FX-8120.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K

  • Performs up to 26% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8120 - 152 vs 121 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 95 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

121

79.60526315789474%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

152

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$376.66

100%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80684I79700K Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for CA$376.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 230 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

25.508982035928145%

Multi-Core

1568

22.118775567781068%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

100%

Multi-Core

7089

100%

AMD FX-8120

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Intel Core i7-9700K

Oct 12th, 2011Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
FXCollectionCore i7
ZambeziCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores8
8Threads8
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
125 WTDP
95 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
15.5xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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