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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900 is 2750 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $78.02 vs $259.6
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 261% better in League of Legends than FX-8120 - 195 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing League of Legends than FX-8120 - $1.33 vs $1.44 per 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
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$259.6
30%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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