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AMD FX-8120 vs Intel Pentium 2020M
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD FX-8120
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Pentium 2020M
99 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD FX-8120
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Pentium 2020M
42 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8120 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD FX (30) | Intel Pentium (150) |
| CPU group | AMD FX-8000 (11) | Intel Pentium 2000 (5) |
| Architecture | Vishera (Bulldozer) | Ivy Bridge U |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | AM3+ | PGA 988 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8120 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 8x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.10 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 0.51 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 8.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8120 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8120 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8120 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) | DDR3L-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) DDR3L-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8120 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 95 W | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 90 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8120 | Intel Pentium 2020M |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q2/2012 | Q3/2012 |
| Release price | 115 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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