Key Differences
In short — FX-8120 outperforms Pentium B950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing FX-8120 is 115 days newer than Pentium B950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B950
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 35 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Performs up to 2% better in Dota 2 than Pentium B950 - 165 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$78.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B950 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Pentium | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |