Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 Core i7-6900K is 1693 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $57.05 vs $87.75
- Up to 31% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-6900K - $0.09 vs $0.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than FX-8120 - 759 vs 681 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
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Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
FX | Collection | Core i7 |
Zambezi | Codename | Broadwell-E |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
15.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |