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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 1700X 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 1700X is 1968 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $57.05 vs $142.59
- Up to 56% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 7 1700X - $0.65 vs $1.47 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Performs up to 10% better in New World than FX-8120 - 108 vs 98 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
98
90.74074074074075%
Value, €/FPS
€0.65/FPS
100%
Price, €
€63.32
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
108
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.47/FPS
44.21768707482994%
Price, €
€158.27
40%
FPS Winner
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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In Stock
Updated 252 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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