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In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 110 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than FX-8120 - 262 vs 256 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than FX-8120 - $70.0 vs $78.02
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
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1920 x 1080
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High
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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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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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 30th, 2012 | 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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