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In short — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 2564 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $39.99 vs $160.74
- Up to 67% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-9500 - $0.68 vs $2.06 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 32% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than FX-8120 - 78 vs 59 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
Cyberpunk 2077
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
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 i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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