Key Differences
In short — Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G6405 is 3443 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8120 - 166 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than FX-8120 - $75.34 vs $78.02
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 58 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
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Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
FX | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Zambezi | Codename | Comet Lake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
125 W | TDP | 58 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
15.5x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |