Key Differences
In short — Pentium Gold G7400 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 Gold G7400 is 3737 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 25% better in Valorant than FX-8120 - 850 vs 681 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 24% cheaper than Pentium Gold G7400 - $78.02 vs $102.75
- Up to 8% better value when playing Valorant than Pentium Gold G7400 - $0.11 vs $0.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
850
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
91%
Price, $
$102.75
75%
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Pentium Gold | Collection | FX |
Alder Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
UHD Graphics 710 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |