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In short — Core i5-3450S 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 i5-3450S is 200 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than FX-8120 - 695 vs 681 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $78.02 vs $95.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-3450S - $0.11 vs $0.14 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Valorant
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-3450S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450S
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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
Game Graphics
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Core i5-3450S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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