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In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 2564 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $78.02 vs $699.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9960X - $1.7 vs $7.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 115% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than FX-8120 - 99 vs 46 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 32 vs 8 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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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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Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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