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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 3737 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $57.05 vs $316.59
- Up to 76% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-12900F - $0.35 vs $1.45 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 32% better in Far Cry 5 than FX-8120 - 242 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 24 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
242
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
24%
Price, €
€351.42
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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