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In short — Core i7-870 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 i7-870 is 764 days older than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $39.99 vs $100.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-870 - $0.27 vs $0.66 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Performs up to 1% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than FX-8120 - 152 vs 150 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 95 vs 125 Watts
Total War: WARHAMMER III
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Lynnfield |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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