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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 1693 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than FX-8120 - 172 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $78.02 vs $651.07
- Up to 86% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-6950X - $0.52 vs $3.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.79/FPS
13.720316622691293%
Price, $
$651.07
11%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
150
87.20930232558139%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | 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 |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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