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Key Differences
In short — FX-8300 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing FX-8300 is 415 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120T
- Up to 46% cheaper than FX-8300 - $60.0 vs $112.02
- Up to 44% better value when playing Valorant than FX-8300 - $0.09 vs $0.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 0% better in Valorant than Core i3-2120T - 684 vs 681 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120T - 8 vs 4 threads
Valorant
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-2120T Dual-Core Processor 2.6 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120T
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-2120T
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120T | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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