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In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 2929 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8120 - 148 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 36 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
148
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | FX |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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