Key Differences
In short — FX-8120 outperforms Xeon E5-2430 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing FX-8120 is 215 days older than Xeon E5-2430.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2430
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Xeon E5-2430 - 167 vs 166 FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E5-2430
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2430 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 2.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
