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In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 2185 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-8120 - 204 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $39.99 vs $130.73
- Up to 67% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8400 - $0.21 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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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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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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