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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-6300 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-6300 is 1420 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Performs up to 14% better in Lost Ark than FX-8120 - 252 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than FX-8120 - $68.02 vs $78.02
- Up to 23% better value when playing Lost Ark than FX-8120 - $0.27 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 51 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
222
88.09523809523809%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
77.14285714285715%
Price, $
$78.02
87%
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
252
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i3-6300 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| FX | Collection | Core i3 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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