Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 2564 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $78.02 vs $556.0
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Rocket League than FX-8120 - 720 vs 672 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 20 vs 8 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
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Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
FX | Collection | Core i9 |
Zambezi | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 10 |
8 | Threads | 20 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
15.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |