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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $184
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3470 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3470 is 233 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 3 than FX-8120 - 190 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than FX-8120 - $43.14 vs $57.05
- Up to 26% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than FX-8120 - $0.25 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 77 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
190
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€47.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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