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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — FX-8120 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing FX-8120 is 643 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G6950.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Performs up to 2% better in Starfield than Pentium G6950 - 43 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Pentium G6950 - $39.99 vs $47.48
- Up to 18% better value when playing Starfield than Pentium G6950 - $0.93 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 73 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
43
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Zambezi | Codename | Clarkdale |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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