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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G840 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G840 is 143 days older than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 38% cheaper than FX-8120 - $24.99 vs $39.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Rocket League than FX-8120 - $0.04 vs $0.06 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 G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
672
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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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
High Quality
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 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 |
| 2.8 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 |
28.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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