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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Ryzen 9 5900X is 3312 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of FX-8120
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $78.02 vs $289.00
- Up to 65% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.52 vs $1.49 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 29% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than FX-8120 - 194 vs 150 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 24 vs 8 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-8120 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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