Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7920X outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7920X is 2160 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7920X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Performs up to 6% better in Fortnite than FX-8120 - 225 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 24 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
