Key Differences
In short — FX-8120 outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing FX-8120 is 325 days older than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 35 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Performs up to 1% better in New World than Pentium B980 - 98 vs 97 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 8 vs 2 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
