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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-540 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-540 is 643 days older than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 23% cheaper than FX-8120 - $60.0 vs $78.02
- Up to 24% better value when playing Saints Row than FX-8120 - $0.41 vs $0.54 per FPS
- 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
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-540 - 8 vs 4 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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