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FX-8120 vs Core i7-12700KF

FX-8120 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3676 days newer than FX-8120.

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 28% better in Battlefield 2042 than FX-8120 - 183 vs 143 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 20 vs 8 threads
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Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

143

78%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

183

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.52/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$279

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

17%

Multi-Core

1568

12%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo

FX-8120

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Oct 12th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
FXCollectionCore i7
ZambeziCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
8Threads
20
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.5xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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