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In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X is 3312 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 10% better in Dead Space than FX-8120 - 158 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CHUANGWEI AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 125W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Ryzen 5 5600X
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$17.65/FPS
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$31.92/FPS
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$17.03/FPS
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