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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 2008 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 39% better in Counter-Strike 2 than FX-8120 - 323 vs 232 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than FX-8120 - $71.75 vs $78.02
- Up to 35% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than FX-8120 - $0.22 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
323
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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