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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2645 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $39.99 vs $96.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-9400F - $0.14 vs $0.31 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than FX-8120 - 310 vs 296 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
CHUANGWEI AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 125W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Max
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8120 or Core i5-9400F
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
157 FPS
$7.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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157 FPS
$7.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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139 FPS
$5.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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