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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2400 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2400 is 276 days older than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 2042 than FX-8120 - 146 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than FX-8120 - $34.95 vs $39.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than FX-8120 - $0.24 vs $0.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 95 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 i5-2400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2400
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2400 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2400
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2400 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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