Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690 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 i5-4690 is 932 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8120 - 124 vs 106 FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 84 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-4690 - $39.99 vs $51.43
- Up to 7% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-4690 - $0.38 vs $0.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Haswell | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |