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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 2564 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $57.05 vs $291.75
- Up to 80% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9900K - $0.32 vs $1.6 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than FX-8120 - 203 vs 199 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
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Game Graphics
High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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