AMD FX-8120 vs AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8120 and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8120

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
• Around 82% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
• 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1332 vs 435
• 11.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4636 vs 394
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 vs 979

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1018 vs 480

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8120
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3700+

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1332 435
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4636 394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	480 1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2092 979

Compare specifications (specs)