Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3258 is 964 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than FX-8120 - 178 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than FX-8120 - $51.36 vs $78.02
- Up to 34% better value when playing Stray than FX-8120 - $0.29 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
176
98.87640449438202%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
65.9090909090909%
Price, $
$78.02
65%
Buy for $78.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358169 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $51.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358169 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
FX | Collection | Pentium |
Zambezi | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
125 W | TDP | 53 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
15.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |