Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 1700 is 1968 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Performs up to 17% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than FX-8120 - 69 vs 59 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
