Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G630 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G630 is 38 days older than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 6% cheaper than FX-8120 - $37.49 vs $39.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing God of War than FX-8120 - $0.23 vs $0.25 per FPS
- 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 Pentium G630 - 8 vs 2 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.49
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G630 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Pentium | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |