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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3737 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $78.02 vs $899.99
- Up to 86% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-12400F - $0.57 vs $4.09 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 59% better in Dirt 5 than FX-8120 - 220 vs 138 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
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i5-12400F
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
97 FPS
$10.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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108 FPS
$10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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108 FPS
$11.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,219.96
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81 FPS
$9.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799.99
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64 FPS
$8.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$546.49
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81 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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97 FPS
$10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,049.92
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108 FPS
$8.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899
In Stock
81 FPS
$12.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,021
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108 FPS
$10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,139.99
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