Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2696 v3 outperforms FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2696 v3 is 1062 days newer than FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
- Performs up to 15% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8120 - 177 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 36 vs 8 threads
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Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
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Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | FX |
Haswell E | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
Not Available | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |