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In short — Pentium G3258 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 Pentium G3258 is 964 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 2% better in Escape From Tarkov than FX-8120 - 192 vs 188 FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 22% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $39.99 vs $51.36
- Up to 22% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Pentium G3258 - $0.21 vs $0.27 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Escape From Tarkov
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Haswell | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1150 | 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 |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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