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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1359 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-8120 - 169 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than FX-8120 - $69.33 vs $78.02
- Up to 15% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than FX-8120 - $0.41 vs $0.48 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
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.33
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i5-6400
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
12 FPS
$69.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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