AMD FX-8120

AMD FX-8120 Benchmark and Specs

AMD FX-8120 Processor benchmark and specs - 3 GHz 4 core AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition AM3+ CPU rating. Is the FX-8120 good for gaming?

Benchmark Score

2,156
Average score from 5 samples
Medium uncertainty
Performance
Average
Ranking
694th of 1,089
Popularity
511th of 1,089
Samples
5 benchmarks

CPU benchmarks

Here are the performance results of this CPU in both the hardwareDB Benchmark and other benchmark utilities. Synthetic tests are an estimation of real-world performance using consistent and repeatable benchmarks.

Overall

Average

2,156

Gaming

Good

3,158

Multitasking

Average

1,833

Heavy Workloads

Average

1,760

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Alternative benchmarks

Here are some benchmark results using alternative testing software

Blender

Blender

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

32
Geekbench 5 (multi)

Geekbench 5 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

1,601
Geekbench 5 (single)

Geekbench 5 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

443
Geekbench 6 (multi)

Geekbench 6 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

1,521
Geekbench 6 (single)

Geekbench 6 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

410

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CPU Comparison

The AMD FX-8120 compared against popular alternatives. Compare against more CPUs with our CPU Comparison Tool.

Intel Core i5-2500K
2,325 points
AMD FX-8300
2,211 points
AMD FX-8120
2,156 points
Intel Core i7-3635QM
1,992 points
Intel Core i5-2500
1,975 points
Intel Core i5-4440S
1,854 points
Intel Core i5-3330
1,786 points

Specifications

Clock Speed 3.1 GHz
Turbo Speed 4 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L1 Cache 384 KiB
L2 Cache 8 MiB
L3 Cache 8 MiB
Socket AM3+
Family FX 8-Core Black Edition
Has Unlocked Multiplier Yes
TDP 125 W

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AMD FX-8120

The FX-8120 is a 4 core CPU from AMD. This chip has an average overall score with 2156 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is a good processor for gaming, with a score of 3158 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the FX-8120 scores 1833 points and 1760 points respectively. Indeed, this is an average rating for very heavy workloads.

The FX-8120 has 4 cores and 8 threads. This CPU makes use of simultaneous multithreading technology to improve performance on parallel tasks. Each physical CPU core is divided into multiple logical processors. This AMD CPU has a clock speed of 3.1 GHz and a turbo speed of 4 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow. This CPU has an unlocked multiplier and allows for overclocking. With adequate cooling and a good power supply, it's possible to run this CPU at a higher clock speed.

In terms of cache, the FX-8120 has 384 KiB of level 1 cache, 8 MiB of level 2 cache and 8 MiB of level 3 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

Power and thermals for the AMD FX-8120 CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 125 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's a good estimate.

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