AMD FX-8120
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AMD FX-8120 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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Q2/2012
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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD FX-8120 or AMD Ryzen 9 3900X? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD FX-8120 has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 4.00 GHz. The AMD FX-8120 was released on Q2/2012.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X has 12 cores with 8 threads and 4.00 GHz of frequency. The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X was released on Q3/2019.

Differences
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AMD FX-8120
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  • Performance per watt
    95 W left arrow 105 W
    About 1.11 0.97 times less performance per watt
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
    Around 18% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    12 left arrow 8
    2 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
    Around 13 % better overclocked clock speed
Specifications
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AMD FX-8120 AMD FX-8120
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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