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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3737 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 23% better in Saints Row than FX-8120 - 179 vs 145 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i9-12900
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
CA$38.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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64 FPS
CA$48.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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79 FPS
CA$37.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
CA$40.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
CA$40.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
CA$39.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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64 FPS
CA$46.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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CA$2,955.15
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83 FPS
CA$63.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
CA$58.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
CA$42.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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