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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 Core i7-6900K is 1693 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $39.99 vs $120.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6900K - $0.09 vs $0.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 22% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than FX-8120 - 539 vs 441 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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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Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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