Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2500U is 2206 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-8120 - 166 vs 162 FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 15 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
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TOP 5 Games
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Ryzen 5 2500U
Mobile • Oct 26th, 2017
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
20.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
