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FX-8120 vs Core i3-12100F

FX-8120 vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 $78.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74069 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74070 minutes ago

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 $78.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74069 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74070 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3758 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.

Advantages of AMD FX-8120

  • Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $78.02 vs $83.62

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 4 than FX-8120 - 327 vs 296 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 58 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

296

90.51987767584097%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$78.02

100%

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

Buy for $78.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74069 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

327

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$83.62

93%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74070 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8120 Logo
FX-8120

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

426

19.146067415730336%

Multi-Core

1568

21.02722274373072%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

AMD FX-8120 Logo

AMD FX-8120

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Intel Core i3-12100F

Oct 12th, 2011Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
FXCollectionCore i3
ZambeziCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
8Threads8
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
125 WTDP
58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
15.5xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i3-12100F

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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