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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $264
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 3676 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - $39.99 vs $152.66
- Up to 65% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-12600KF - $0.2 vs $0.57 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 33% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-8120 - 269 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 16 vs 8 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
CHUANGWEI AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 125W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
269
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
35%
Price, $
$152.66
26%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i5-12600KF
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
231 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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216 FPS
$6.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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139 FPS
$10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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173 FPS
$7.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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