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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-9100F 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 Core i3-9100F is 2750 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i3-9100F - $78.02 vs $115.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i3-9100F - $0.64 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8120 - 141 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
121
85.81560283687944%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$78.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
78.04878048780488%
Price, $
$115
67%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 361236 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Core i3 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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