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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the cheaper FX-8320E on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2620 days newer than the cheaper FX-8320E.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320E
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - $178.02 vs $272.99
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 60% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8320E - 194 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than FX-8320E - $1.41 vs $1.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320E - 24 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-8320E Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+OEM Pack - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 95 W - FD832EWMW8KHK
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$272.99
65%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8320E
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320E | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8320E or Core i9-12900KF
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
150 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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173 FPS
$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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161 FPS
$16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,679.99
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178 FPS
$30.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$5,499
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178 FPS
$21.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,816
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173 FPS
$14.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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178 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,473
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165 FPS
$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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178 FPS
$26.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,799
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178 FPS
$30.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,499
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