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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2400S outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2400S is 276 days older than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Performs up to 8% better in Diablo IV than FX-8120 - 98 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than FX-8120 - $70.0 vs $78.02
- Up to 17% better value when playing Diablo IV than FX-8120 - $0.71 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
98
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Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
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$70
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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