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In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 2084 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $78.02 vs $325.0
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than FX-8120 - 187 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 20 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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