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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1693 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 187% better in League of Legends than FX-8120 - 155 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 35% better value when playing League of Legends than FX-8120 - $0.94 vs $1.44 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $78.02 vs $145.0
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 125 vs 140 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
53%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
54
34.83870967741935%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
65.27777777777779%
Price, $
$78.02
100%
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 361440 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | 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 |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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