Intel Core i7-960 vs AMD FX-8120
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-960 and AMD FX-8120. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 545 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 478 |
| 2134 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 2105 |
| 3251 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1456 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 2593 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-960 | Processor | AMD FX-8120 |
| 3200 MHz | Frequency | 3100 MHz |
| 3460 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3400 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Zambezi |
| FCLGA1366 | Package | Socket AM3+ |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 540 | Single-Core Score | 468 |
| 2393 | Multi-Core Score | 1033 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit) | Operating System | Linux Mint 20 |
| Alienware Area 51 | Model | To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. |
| Alienware 0J560M | Motherboard | ASRock 970 Extreme4 |
| Balanced | Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-960 | Name | AMD FX-8120 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 1 Stepping 2 |
| 3.22 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.10 GHz |
| 3475 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| Socket 1366 LGA | Package | |
| Bloomfield | Codename | |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 16.0 KB x 8 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 4 |
| 8.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 24.00 GB | Size | 15.62 GB |
| 668 MHz | Frequency | |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | |
| 3 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 540 | Single-Core Score | 468 |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Crypto Score | 752 |
| 553 | Integer Score | 524 |
| 593 | Floating Point Score | 298 |
| 59 103.2 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 752 1.28 GB/sec |
| 672 3.40 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 672 3.40 MB/sec |
| 625 29.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 589 27.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 620 1.75 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 578 1.63 MTE/sec |
| 541 635.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 454 532.6 KElements/sec |
| 503 157.4 Krows/sec | SQLite | 562 176.1 Krows/sec |
| 558 30.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 502 27.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 488 155.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 422 134.4 KB/sec |
| 526 4.10 Klines/sec | Clang | 563 4.39 Klines/sec |
| 475 5.51 images/sec | Camera | 425 4.92 images/sec |
| 460 576.0 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 378 473.4 Kpairs/sec |
| 589 3648.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 358 2220.5 FPS |
| 507 27.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 344 18.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 624 4.80 images/sec | Face Detection | 263 2.03 images/sec |
| 638 15.7 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 244 6.01 Mpixels/sec |
| 977 47.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 632 31.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1022 13.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 778 10.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 649 520.8 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 250 201.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 436 3.91 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 210 1.88 Kpixels/sec |
| 728 23.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 290 9.27 Words/sec |
| 284 11.0 images/sec | Machine Learning | 74 2.86 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2393 | Multi-Core Score | 1033 |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | Crypto Score | 2351 |
| 2538 | Integer Score | 930 |
| 2430 | Floating Point Score | 1038 |
| 280 487.9 MB/sec | AES-XTS | 2351 4.01 GB/sec |
| 3643 18.4 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1343 6.79 MB/sec |
| 3146 148.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1053 49.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2327 6.56 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 958 2.70 MTE/sec |
| 2390 2.81 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 835 980.0 KElements/sec |
| 2456 769.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 945 296.2 Krows/sec |
| 2808 152.4 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1109 60.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2067 658.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 850 270.8 KB/sec |
| 2479 19.3 Klines/sec | Clang | 804 6.27 Klines/sec |
| 1943 22.5 images/sec | Camera | 645 7.48 images/sec |
| 2105 2.63 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 588 735.8 Kpairs/sec |
| 2659 16476.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 665 4121.4 FPS |
| 1823 100.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 816 44.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 2733 21.0 images/sec | Face Detection | 1077 8.29 images/sec |
| 2945 72.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 667 16.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 3705 181.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1962 96.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 4690 63.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2083 28.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 3008 2.42 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2122 1.70 Mpixels/sec |
| 1904 17.1 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1038 9.30 Kpixels/sec |
| 2216 70.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1517 48.5 Words/sec |
| 964 37.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 480 18.5 images/sec |