Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G2130 outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G2130 is 467 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Performs up to 13% better in League of Legends than FX-8120 - 61 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing League of Legends than FX-8120 - $0.72 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 55 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 8% cheaper than Pentium G2130 - $39.99 vs $43.64
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 8 vs 2 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$43.64
91%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2130 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Pentium | Collection | FX |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |