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Core i9-12900KF vs FX-8120

Core i9-12900KF vs FX-8120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £311.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £311.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 3676 days newer than FX-8120.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 24% better in Overwatch 2 than FX-8120 - 394 vs 317 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

394

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£311.34

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £311.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 134 minutes ago

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

317

80.45685279187818%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

16.758457907159716%

Multi-Core

1568

10.536926281835898%

Intel Core i9-12900KF

vs

AMD FX-8120

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateOct 12th, 2011
Core i9CollectionFX
Alder LakeCodenameZambezi
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores8
24
Threads8
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.4 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0x
Multiplier15.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or FX-8120

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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