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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3676 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 131% better in Counter-Strike 2 than FX-8120 - 535 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i9-12900K
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
343 FPS
€3.79/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 4080
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3090
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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413 FPS
€5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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392 FPS
€4.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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381 FPS
€4.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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414 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4070
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12 GB, N/A Storage
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