Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 1693 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 12% better in Resident Evil 4 than FX-8120 - 174 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 12 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Broadwell E |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
