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In short — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 1359 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 12% better in Sons Of The Forest than FX-8120 - 101 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than FX-8120 - $65.48 vs $78.02
- 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 i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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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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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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