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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 1693 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 49% better in Counter-Strike 2 than FX-8120 - 345 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $78.02 vs $120.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6850K - $0.34 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
345
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
97.14285714285715%
Price, $
$120
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
232
67.2463768115942%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/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+
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In Stock
Updated 361148 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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