Key Differences
In short — Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G6400 is 3123 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Performs up to 5% better in Valorant than FX-8120 - 714 vs 681 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 58 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Zambezi | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
