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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 327 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Island 2 than FX-8120 - 121 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than FX-8120 - $41.0 vs $78.02
- Up to 49% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than FX-8120 - $0.34 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 55 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 Core i3-3240 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
117
96.69421487603306%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
50.74626865671642%
Price, $
$78.02
52%
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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