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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 2700 is 2381 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $78.02 vs $185.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 7 2700 - $0.72 vs $1.62 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-8120 - 114 vs 109 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Ryzen 7 2700
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$27.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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39 FPS
$28.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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45 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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50 FPS
$38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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50 FPS
$38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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