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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X is 3312 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $39.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 7 5800X - $0.21 vs $0.82 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 13% better in Valheim than FX-8120 - 214 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
CHUANGWEI AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 125W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Ryzen 7 5800X
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
107 FPS
$13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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128 FPS
$8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,082.29
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138 FPS
$26.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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107 FPS
$13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,479.99
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80 FPS
$20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
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139 FPS
$12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,775.18
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107 FPS
$16.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,749.98
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80 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 3 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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107 FPS
$10.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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128 FPS
$12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,658.66
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