Intel Core i7-3612QM vs AMD FX-8120

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-3612QM and AMD FX-8120. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

601Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score478
2298Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2105
4486PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1504PassMark Single Thread Rating
27173DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-3612QMProcessorAMD FX-8120
2100 MHzFrequency3100 MHz
3100 MHzMaximum Frequency3400 MHz
4Cores8
8Threads8
35 WTDP125 W
Ivy BridgeCodenameZambezi
FCPGA988PackageSocket AM3+

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

613Single-Core Score468
2472Multi-Core Score1033
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemLinux Mint 20
LENOVO 2349CTOModelTo Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
LENOVO 2349CTOMotherboardASRock 970 Extreme4
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-3612QMNameAMD FX-8120
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 1 Stepping 2
2.10 GHzBase Frequency3.10 GHz
3092 MHzMaximum Frequency
Socket 988B rPGAPackage
Ivy 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
6.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize15.62 GB
798 MHzFrequency
DDR3 SDRAMType
2Channels

Geekbench 5 result (single)

613Single-Core Score468
687Crypto Score752
592Integer Score524
646Floating Point Score 298
687
1.17 GB/sec
AES-XTS752
1.28 GB/sec
641
3.24 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)672
3.40 MB/sec
684
32.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression589
27.9 Mpixels/sec
624
1.76 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)578
1.63 MTE/sec
527
619.3 KElements/sec
HTML5454
532.6 KElements/sec
541
169.6 Krows/sec
SQLite562
176.1 Krows/sec
600
32.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering502
27.2 Mpixels/sec
590
188.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering422
134.4 KB/sec
553
4.31 Klines/sec
Clang563
4.39 Klines/sec
583
6.76 images/sec
Camera425
4.92 images/sec
571
714.8 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics378
473.4 Kpairs/sec
643
3986.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics358
2220.5 FPS
566
31.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur344
18.9 Mpixels/sec
595
4.58 images/sec
Face Detection263
2.03 images/sec
635
15.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection244
6.01 Mpixels/sec
1039
51.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting632
31.0 Mpixels/sec
1082
14.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR778
10.6 Mpixels/sec
713
572.5 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing250
201.1 Kpixels/sec
437
3.92 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion210
1.88 Kpixels/sec
636
20.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition290
9.27 Words/sec
470
18.2 images/sec
Machine Learning74
2.86 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2472Multi-Core Score1033
2766Crypto Score2351
2414Integer Score930
2547Floating Point Score 1038
2766
4.71 GB/sec
AES-XTS2351
4.01 GB/sec
3160
16.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1343
6.79 MB/sec
3037
143.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1053
49.8 Mpixels/sec
2052
5.79 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)958
2.70 MTE/sec
1995
2.34 MElements/sec
HTML5835
980.0 KElements/sec
2343
734.2 Krows/sec
SQLite945
296.2 Krows/sec
2610
141.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1109
60.2 Mpixels/sec
2275
724.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering850
270.8 KB/sec
2360
18.4 Klines/sec
Clang804
6.27 Klines/sec
2159
25.0 images/sec
Camera645
7.48 images/sec
2598
3.25 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics588
735.8 Kpairs/sec
3114
19290.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics665
4121.4 FPS
2062
113.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur816
44.9 Mpixels/sec
2470
19.0 images/sec
Face Detection1077
8.29 images/sec
2748
67.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection667
16.4 Mpixels/sec
3740
183.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1962
96.2 Mpixels/sec
4637
63.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR2083
28.4 Mpixels/sec
3242
2.60 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2122
1.70 Mpixels/sec
1858
16.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1038
9.30 Kpixels/sec
2095
67.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1517
48.5 Words/sec
1181
45.6 images/sec
Machine Learning480
18.5 images/sec