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In short — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-4590 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 i5-4590 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield 2042 than FX-8120 - 157 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than FX-8120 - $49.0 vs $78.02
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 84 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
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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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Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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1920 x 1080
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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