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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-4170 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-4170 is 932 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4170 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Performs up to 12% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8120 - 173 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than FX-8120 - $41.6 vs $78.02
- Up to 53% better value when playing World of Warcraft than FX-8120 - $0.24 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 54 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41.6
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4170
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| FX | Collection | Core i3 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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