Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900HX is 3380 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
- Performs up to 27% better in Minecraft than FX-8120 - 758 vs 596 FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 45 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
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Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | FX |
Cezanne | Codename | Zambezi |
AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |