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Core i5-8400 vs FX-8120

Core i5-8400 vs FX-8120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77890 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 77889 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77890 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 77889 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2185 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 14% better in Resident Evil 4 than FX-8120 - 176 vs 155 FPS
  • Up to 4% cheaper than FX-8120 - $54.58 vs $57.05
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of AMD FX-8120

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

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Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

176

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€60.58

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77890 minutes ago

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

155

88.06818181818183%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€63.32

95%

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 77889 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

31.48558758314856%

Multi-Core

1568

33.02443133951137%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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AMD FX-8120 Logo

AMD FX-8120

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateOct 12th, 2011
Core i5CollectionFX
Coffee LakeCodenameZambezi
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
8
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.4 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
28.0x
Multiplier15.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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