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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3737 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 18% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than FX-8120 - 322 vs 273 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 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i9-12900
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
153 FPS
$13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$15.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,299
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153 FPS
$14.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,199
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124 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,391.54
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160 FPS
$9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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153 FPS
$13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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153 FPS
$14.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,150
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124 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,060
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124 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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