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In short, we have a clear winner — FX-8120 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing FX-8120 is 643 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 73 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 12% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G6950 - 46 vs 41 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Pentium G6950 - $39.99 vs $47.48
- Up to 25% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G6950 - $0.87 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
46
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CHUANGWEI AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 125W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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