AMD FX-8120

The AMD FX-8120 operates with:

CPU Cores 8.

CPU Threads: 8.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 4.00 GHz base 4.00 GHz all cores.

TDP: 95 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: AM3+.

This version includes

8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1866 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes.

Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C.

In particular, Vishera (Bulldozer) Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 32 nm

Virtualization AMD-V.

The product was released on Q2/2012.

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CPU generation and family

Name:

AMD FX-8120

Family:

AMD FX

CPU group:

AMD FX-8000

Predecessor:

Segment:

Desktop / Server

Generation:

Successor:

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Frequency:

3.10 GHz

Turbo (1 Core):

4.00 GHz

Turbo (64 Cores)::

Hyperthreading:

Core architecture:

normal

CPU Cores:

CPU Threads:

Overclocking:

Yes

Memory & PCIe

Memory type:

DDR3-1866

PCIe version:

Memory channels:

PCIe version:

PCIe lanes:

Encryption

AES-NI:

Yes

Internal Graphics

Memory type:

DDR3-1866

GPU name:

no iGPU

GPU frequency:

GPU (Turbo):

No turbo

Generation:

DirectX Version:

Execution units:

Shader:

Max memory:

Max. displays:

Technology:

32 nm

Release date:

Technical details

Instruction set (ISA):

x86-64 (64 bit)

Architecture:

Vishera (Bulldozer)

L2-Cache:

Virtualization:

AMD-V

L3-Cache:

8.00 MB

Release date:

Q2/2012

Socket:

AM3+

Thermal Management

TDP (PL1):

95 W

TDP (PL2):

TDP Up:

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

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AMD A8-6500 90 (32%)

AMD Athlon II X2 370K 90 (32%)

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 90 (32%)

AMD FX-8120 89 (32%)

Intel Pentium 4405U 89 (32%)

Intel Celeron 2970M 89 (32%)

AMD Phenom II X4 965 89 (32%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-7600T 593 (6%)

Intel Core i5-1030G4 591 (6%)

Intel Core i7-3630QM 590 (6%)

AMD FX-8120 587 (6%)

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 586 (6%)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 584 (6%)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 584 (6%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i3-5010U 482 (26%)

Intel Core M-5Y10 481 (25%)

Intel Core M-5Y70 480 (25%)

AMD FX-8120 479 (25%)

AMD Phenom II X4 975 478 (25%)

AMD FX-4130 476 (25%)

AMD A10-5700 473 (25%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD FX-6350 2091 (5%)

Intel Pentium G4620 2091 (5%)

Intel Core i7-7660U 2088 (5%)

AMD FX-8120 2085 (5%)

Intel Core i3-1005G1 2084 (5%)

Intel Core i3-7100 2076 (5%)

Intel Core i5-7360U 2055 (5%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 2016 (29%)

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4 2016 (29%)

AMD A8-5600K 2011 (29%)

AMD FX-8120 1997 (29%)

Intel Core i3-5015U 1996 (29%)

Intel Core i3-5005U 1993 (29%)

AMD FX-6200 1989 (29%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-4670K 11033 (12%)

Intel Core i7-4750HQ 10960 (12%)

AMD FX-8300 10892 (11%)

AMD FX-8120 10888 (11%)

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 10848 (11%)

Intel Core i3-8300T 10838 (11%)

Intel Core i7-4785T 10727 (11%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD A8-6600K 0.97 (37%)

Intel Celeron G1610 0.97 (37%)

Intel Celeron 2970M 0.96 (37%)

AMD FX-8120 0.96 (37%)

Intel Celeron 3955U 0.96 (37%)

AMD A8-7650K 0.96 (37%)

Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 0.96 (37%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 5.18 (9%)

Intel Core i3-7100 5.15 (9%)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 5.15 (9%)

AMD FX-8120 5.14 (9%)

Intel Core i3-6320 5.07 (9%)

Intel Core i5-4460S 5.07 (9%)

Intel Core i5-4430 5.07 (9%)

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Intel Core i5-4440 6660 (8%)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 6604 (7%)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 6604 (7%)

AMD FX-8120 6596 (7%)

Intel Core i5-6440HQ 6575 (7%)

Intel Core i5-4460S 6452 (7%)

Intel Core i5-4430 6452 (7%)