AMD FX-8120 vs AMD Athlon II X2 215

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8120 and AMD Athlon II X2 215 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 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• Around 48% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1335 vs 1027
• 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4643 vs 966
• Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 480 vs 327
• 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 vs 597

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8120
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 215

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1335 1027
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4643 966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	480 327
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2092 597

Compare specifications (specs)