Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4003 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 125 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 33% better in Battlefield IV than FX-8120 - 491 vs 369 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
