Intel Core i7-2920XM vs AMD FX-8120

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2920XM and AMD FX-8120. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

650Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score478
2165Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2105
4398PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1520PassMark Single Thread Rating
27663DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2920XMProcessorAMD FX-8120
2500 MHzFrequency3100 MHz
3500 MHzMaximum Frequency3400 MHz
4Cores8
8Threads8
55 WTDP125 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameZambezi
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket AM3+

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

651Single-Core Score468
2183Multi-Core Score1033
Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)Operating SystemLinux Mint 20
LENOVO 20078ModelTo Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
LENOVO Base Board Product NameMotherboardASRock 970 Extreme4

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2920XMNameAMD FX-8120
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 1 Stepping 2
2.49 GHzBase Frequency3.10 GHz
3.49 GHzMaximum Frequency
Socket 988B rPGAPackage
Sandy BridgeCodename
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache16.0 KB x 8
256 KB x 4L2 Cache2.00 MB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize15.62 GB
665 MHzFrequency
DDR3 SDRAMType
2Channels

Geekbench 5 result (single)

651Single-Core Score468
749Crypto Score752
641Integer Score524
657Floating Point Score 298
749
1.28 GB/sec
AES-XTS752
1.28 GB/sec
844
4.27 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)672
3.40 MB/sec
765
36.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression589
27.9 Mpixels/sec
619
1.75 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)578
1.63 MTE/sec
484
568.6 KElements/sec
HTML5454
532.6 KElements/sec
524
164.3 Krows/sec
SQLite562
176.1 Krows/sec
669
36.3 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering502
27.2 Mpixels/sec
662
210.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering422
134.4 KB/sec
640
4.99 Klines/sec
Clang563
4.39 Klines/sec
635
7.36 images/sec
Camera425
4.92 images/sec
802
1.00 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics378
473.4 Kpairs/sec
721
4465.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics358
2220.5 FPS
598
32.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur344
18.9 Mpixels/sec
570
4.39 images/sec
Face Detection263
2.03 images/sec
640
15.8 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection244
6.01 Mpixels/sec
1057
51.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting632
31.0 Mpixels/sec
999
13.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR778
10.6 Mpixels/sec
571
458.5 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing250
201.1 Kpixels/sec
422
3.78 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion210
1.88 Kpixels/sec
696
22.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition290
9.27 Words/sec
443
17.1 images/sec
Machine Learning74
2.86 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2183Multi-Core Score1033
2242Crypto Score2351
2150Integer Score930
2245Floating Point Score 1038
2242
3.82 GB/sec
AES-XTS2351
4.01 GB/sec
2964
15.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1343
6.79 MB/sec
2448
115.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1053
49.8 Mpixels/sec
1896
5.35 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)958
2.70 MTE/sec
1965
2.31 MElements/sec
HTML5835
980.0 KElements/sec
2171
680.3 Krows/sec
SQLite945
296.2 Krows/sec
2337
126.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1109
60.2 Mpixels/sec
1829
582.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering850
270.8 KB/sec
2174
16.9 Klines/sec
Clang804
6.27 Klines/sec
1803
20.9 images/sec
Camera645
7.48 images/sec
2396
3.00 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics588
735.8 Kpairs/sec
2463
15256.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics665
4121.4 FPS
1830
100.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur816
44.9 Mpixels/sec
2201
16.9 images/sec
Face Detection1077
8.29 images/sec
2448
60.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection667
16.4 Mpixels/sec
3520
172.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1962
96.2 Mpixels/sec
4051
55.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR2083
28.4 Mpixels/sec
2812
2.26 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2122
1.70 Mpixels/sec
1541
13.8 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1038
9.30 Kpixels/sec
2002
64.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1517
48.5 Words/sec
1016
39.3 images/sec
Machine Learning480
18.5 images/sec