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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3827 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 23% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than FX-8120 - 140 vs 114 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 - 12 vs 8 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
AMD Ryzensets 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Ryzen 5 5500
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
37 FPS
£21.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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23 FPS
£34.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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58 FPS
£19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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23 FPS
£43.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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13 FPS
£84.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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13 FPS
£55.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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28 FPS
£51.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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