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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Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |