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FX-8120 vs Core i9-12900K

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

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
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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In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 404.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

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 7% better in Stray than FX-8120 - 189 vs 176 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
This is a free version of Stray.
Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

176

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

189

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.14/FPS

100%

Price, €

€404.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

Buy for 404.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 176 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

16%

Multi-Core

1568

10%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo

AMD FX-8120

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

Oct 12th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
FXCollectionCore i9
ZambeziCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
8Threads
24
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.5xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i9-12900K

Stray, 1920 x 1080, High

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