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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1359 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 12% better in Battlefield V than FX-8120 - 231 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than FX-8120 - $39.5 vs $39.99
- Up to 11% better value when playing Battlefield V than FX-8120 - $0.17 vs $0.19 per 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
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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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 i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Skylake | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or FX-8120
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
74 FPS
$9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.54/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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