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In short — Core i3-9100F outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-9100F is 2750 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 15% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-8120 - 174 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i3-9100F - $39.99 vs $57.99
- Up to 21% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i3-9100F - $0.26 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 8 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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CHUANGWEI AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 125W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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