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Core i7-11700KF vs FX-8120

Core i7-11700KF vs FX-8120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-11700KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $249.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348904 minutes ago

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AMD FX-8120

3.1 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8120 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+

Buy for $78.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348904 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-11700KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $249.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348904 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8120

3.1 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8120 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+

Buy for $78.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348904 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 3443 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF

  • Performs up to 19% better in Elden Ring than FX-8120 - 131 vs 110 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of AMD FX-8120

  • Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $78.02 vs $249.68
  • Up to 63% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-11700KF - $0.71 vs $1.91 per FPS
This is a free version of Elden Ring.

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

131

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.91/FPS

37.17277486910995%

Price, $

$249.68

31%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $249.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348904 minutes ago

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

110

83.96946564885496%

Value, $/FPS

$0.71/FPS

100%

Price, $

$78.02

100%

Value Winner

AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+

Buy for $78.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348904 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2257

100%

Multi-Core

10185

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

18.874612317235268%

Multi-Core

1568

15.395189003436426%

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo

Intel Core i7-11700KF

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AMD FX-8120

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateOct 12th, 2011
Core i7CollectionFX
Rocket LakeCodenameZambezi
Intel Socket 1200SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores8
16
Threads8
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.1 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.4 GHz
125 WTDP125 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier15.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-11700KF or FX-8120

Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum

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