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Core i5-13400F vs FX-8120

Core i5-13400F vs FX-8120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8120

3.1 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8120 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+

Buy for 63.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 83 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8120

3.1 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8120 Logo
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+

Buy for 63.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 83 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-13400F outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400F is 4102 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400F

  • Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-8120 - 180 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of AMD FX-8120

  • Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $57.05 vs $658.06
  • Up to 90% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-13400F - $0.39 vs $4.06 per FPS
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

180

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.06/FPS

10%

Price, €

€730.45

8%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

162

90%

Value, €/FPS

€0.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€63.32

100%

Value Winner

AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+

Buy for 63.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 83 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2290

100%

Multi-Core

10745

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

19%

Multi-Core

1568

15%

Jan 4th, 2023
Release DateOct 12th, 2011
Core i5CollectionFX
Raptor LakeCodenameZambezi
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores8
16
Threads8
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.4 GHz
Not AvailableTDP125 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
25.0x
Multiplier15.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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