Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2697 v2 is 690 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
- Performs up to 1% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than FX-8120 - 226 vs 223 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 - 125 vs 130 Watts
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Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | FX |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |