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Processor comparison

AMD FX-8120 vs AMD A10-7850K

AMD

AMD FX-8120

AMD Socket AM3+ 3100 MHz 8 cores Oct 2011 DESKTOP
AMD FX-8120
AMD

AMD A10-7850K

AMD Socket FM2 3700 MHz 4 cores Jan 2014 DESKTOP
AMD A10-7850K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8120109%
  • AMD A10-7850K100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8120100%
  • AMD A10-7850K116%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8120133%
  • AMD A10-7850K100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8120

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 33% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7850K

  • 16% higher single threaded performance.
  • 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.
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

AMD FX-8120
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-8120

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8120AMD A10-7850K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1
3DNow!
SSE4A
CnQ
NX bit

Architecture

AMD FX-8120AMD A10-7850K
ArchitectureAMD BulldozerAMD Steamroller
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameZambeziKaveri
Release DateOct 2011Jan 2014

Cores

AMD FX-8120AMD A10-7850K
Cores84
Threads84
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoRadeon R7

Cache

AMD FX-8120AMD A10-7850K
L1 Cache384 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KB1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)0 KB

Physical

AMD FX-8120AMD A10-7850K
SocketAMD Socket AM3+AMD Socket FM2
Max Case Tempunknown74°C
PackageuPGAuPGA
Die Size315mm²246mm²
Process32 nm28 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8120AMD A10-7850K
Cpu Frequency3100 MHz3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHz4000 MHz
Base Clock200 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.425 V1.475 V
TDP125 W95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-81202360 points
  • AMD A10-7850K2520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-812011998 points
  • AMD A10-7850K7925 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-81208416
  • AMD A10-7850K6444

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-81202092
  • AMD A10-7850K2346

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-81209804
  • AMD A10-7850K7176

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-81201805
  • AMD A10-7850K2173

points - higher is better

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