Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 1700 is 1968 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $57.05 vs $142.59
- Up to 57% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.44 vs $1.03 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield 2042 than FX-8120 - 154 vs 143 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
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Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
FX | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Zambezi | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
15.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |