Processor comparison
AMD Athlon 3000G vs AMD FX-8120
AMD
AMD Athlon 3000G
AMD Socket AM4
3500 MHz
2 cores
Nov 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD FX-8120
AMD Socket AM3+
3100 MHz
8 cores
Oct 2011
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G
- 90 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8120.
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8120
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon 3000G
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-8120
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| SSE4a | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| CVT16 | | |
| FMA4 | | |
| XOP | | |
| Turbo Core | | |
| HT3.1 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | AMD Bulldozer |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Zen | Zambezi |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | Oct 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 8192 KB |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | µPGA | uPGA |
| Die Size | 148mm² | 315mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 35 W | 125 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon 3000G3850 points
- AMD FX-81202360 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon 3000G9394 points
- AMD FX-812011998 points
Points - higher is better