FX8120 vs. 2500k Benchmark Results  

In this post I will post the results of my comparison between an FX8120 @ 4.5ghz and i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz. I could not get the i5 to 4.5ghz due to a multi wall @ x45 so 4.4ghz will have to suffice. A note on my methods: I ran each benchmark twice back to back and recorded the best result. I'll start with the synthetic benchmarks. The only thing that changed between setups was mobo and cpu, everything else stayed the same. All overclocking was done with multiplier only.

Cinebench Note: I have no idea why Cinebench reported clock speed as 3.3ghz on the 2500k. I included a screenshot of cpu-z to show the clockspeed was at 4.4ghz.

AMD System Specs:
cpu: FX-8120 @ 4.5ghz
mobo: Asrock 990FX Fatal1ty
ram: 4gb G.Skill 1600 mhz DDR3
psu: Thermaltake Toughpower 1000 watt
video card: HD6950 2gb

Intel system specs:
cpu: i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
mobo: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
ram: 4gb G.Skill 1600 mhz DDR3
psu: Thermaltake Toughpower 1000 watt
video card: HD6950 2gb

FX8120 3DMark 11



2500k 3DMark 11




FX8120 Cinebench cpu multi thread



2500k Cinebench multi thread




FX8120 Cinebench single thread



2500k Cinebench single thread




FX8120 Cinebench OpenGL



2500k Cinebench OpenGL




FX8120 Distribute.net Client



2500k Distribute.net Client




FX8120 Frybench



2500k Frybench




FX8120 Geekbench



2500k Geekbench




FX8120 Heaven



2500k Heaven




FX8120 MaxxMem



2500k MaxxMem




FX8120 PerformanceTest 7 2D graphics



2500k PerformanceTest 7 2D graphics




FX8120 PerformanceTest 7 3D graphics



2500k PerformanceTest 7 3D graphics




FX8120 PerformanceTest 7 cpu



2500k PerformanceTest 7 cpu




FX8120 wPrime I forgot to do the 1024M test sorry about that



2500k wPrime




FX8120 x264 FHD



2500k x264 FHD




Games:

First let me explain how I went about the gaming benches. As with the synthetics, the games were each run twice back to back with the best result selected. None of the games had AA enabled with the exception of Metro. In Metro I had a choice only between AAA and MSAA in DX11, I chose AAA. I chose the highest settings in the options menu for all games but Motion blur was always disabled. Again not sure why some games report the 2500k clock speed as 3.3ghz. The clock was at 4.4ghz for the 2500k the entire time. If a game had more than one Direct X render, I benched them all. You're going to see some really low minimum fps in benches that had physx enabled because I don't have a dedicated physx gpu and I thought it would be a good way to test out cpu performance in those games. Resolution for all games was set to 1080p which is my native resolution.


FX8120 4.5ghz Alien vs Predator 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Alien vs Predator 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Batman AC DX9 1080p very high 0xAA physics high



2500k 4.4ghz Batman AC DX9 1080p very high 0xAA physics high




FX8120 4.5ghz Batman AC DX9 1080p very high 0xAA physics normal



2500k 4.4ghz Batman AC DX9 1080p very high 0xAA physics normal




FX8120 4.5ghz Batman AC DX9 1080p very high 0xAA physics off



2500k 4.4ghz Batman AC DX9 1080p very high 0xAA physics off




FX8120 4.5ghz Batman AC DX11 1080p very high 0xAA physics high



2500k 4.4ghz Batman AC DX11 1080p very high 0xAA physics high




FX8120 4.5ghz Batman AC DX11 1080p very high 0xAA physics normal



2500k 4.4ghz Batman AC DX11 1080p very high 0xAA physics normal




FX8120 4.5ghz Batman AC DX11 1080p very high 0xAA physics off



2500k 4.4ghz Batman AC DX11 1080p very high 0xAA physics off




FX8120 4.5ghz Call of Juarez 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Call of Juarez 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Final Fantasy XIV 1080p 0XAA



2500k 4.4ghz Final Fantasy XIV 1080p 0XAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Just Cause 2 Concrete Jungle 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Just Cause 2 Concrete Jungle 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Just Cause 2 Desert Sunrise 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Just Cause 2 Desert Sunrise 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Just Cause 2 The Dark Tower 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Just Cause 2 The Dark Tower 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Lost Planet 2 DX9 Test B 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Lost Planet 2 DX9 Test B 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Lost Planet 2 DX11 Test B 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Lost Planet 2 DX11 Test B 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Mafia 2 1080p high 0xAA physics high



2500k 4.4ghz Mafia 2 1080p high 0xAA physics high




FX8120 4.5ghz Mafia 2 1080p high 0xAA physics medium



2500k 4.4ghz Mafia 2 1080p high 0xAA physics medium




FX8120 4.5ghz Mafia 2 1080p high 0xAA physics off



2500k 4.4ghz Mafia 2 1080p high 0xAA physics off




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX9 1080p very high AAA physx off



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX9 1080p very high AAA physx off




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX9 1080p very high AAA physx on



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX9 1080p very high AAA physx on




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX10 1080p very high AAA physx off



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX10 1080p very high AAA physx off




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX10 1080p very high AAA physx on



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX10 1080p very high AAA physx on




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high AAA physx off



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high AAA physx off




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high AAA physx on



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high AAA physx on




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high DOF AAA physx off



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high DOF AAA physx off




FX8120 4.5ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high DOF AAA physx on



2500k 4.4ghz Metro 2033 DX11 1080p very high DOF AAA physx on




FX8120 4.5ghz Resident Evil 5 DX9 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Resident Evil 5 DX9 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Resident Evil 5 DX10 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Resident Evil 5 DX10 1080p high 0xAA




FX8120 4.5ghz Stalker C.O.P. DX11 1080p high



2500k 4.4ghz Stalker C.O.P. DX11 1080p high




FX8120 4.5ghz Street Fighter IV 1080p high 0xAA



2500k 4.4ghz Street Fighter IV 1080p high 0xAA



Thanks for checking out the results. Hope you enjoyed.
Edited by computerparts - 2/4/12 at 6:06pm