AMD FX-8120 vs AMD A10-7850K
Summary
AMD FX-8120
109%
AMD A10-7850K
100%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8120
100%
AMD A10-7850K
116%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8120
133%
AMD A10-7850K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider 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 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. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD FX-8120
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD FX-8120 | | AMD 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-8120 | | AMD A10-7850K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Bulldozer | vs | AMD Steamroller |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Zambezi | vs | Kaveri |
| Release Date | Oct 2011 | vs | Jan 2014 |
Cores
| AMD FX-8120 | | AMD A10-7850K | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Radeon R7 |
Cache
| AMD FX-8120 | | AMD A10-7850K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 8192 KB | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD FX-8120 | | AMD A10-7850K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | AMD Socket FM2 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 74°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 315mm² | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 28 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-8120 | | AMD A10-7850K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3100 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.425 V | vs | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD FX-8120
2360 points
AMD A10-7850K
2520 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8120
11998 points
AMD A10-7850K
7925 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8120
8416
AMD A10-7850K
6444
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8120
2092
AMD A10-7850K
2346
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8120
9804
AMD A10-7850K
7176
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8120
1805
AMD A10-7850K
2173
points - higher is better