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FX-8120 vs Core i5-12400F

FX-8120 vs Core i5-12400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3737 days newer than FX-8120.

Advantages of FX-8120

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 17% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than FX-8120 - 142 vs 121 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 12 vs 8 threads
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This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

121

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

142

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.06/FPS

100%

Price, €

€151.22

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 BOX/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN

Buy for 151.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 459 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

412

19%

Multi-Core

1528

17%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2221

100%

Multi-Core

9125

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo

FX-8120

vs
Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Core i5-12400F

Oct 12th, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
FXCollectionCore i5
ZambeziCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
8Threads
12
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.5xMultiplier
25.0x
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

PCs Using FX-8120 or Core i5-12400F

With selected game settings

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