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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2405S outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2405S is 143 days older than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Performs up to 5% better in Starfield than FX-8120 - 45 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than FX-8120 - $46.0 vs $78.02
- Up to 44% better value when playing Starfield than FX-8120 - $1.02 vs $1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 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 i5-2405S - 8 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
45
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$46
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2405S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52405S
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
43
95.55555555555556%
Value, $/FPS
$1.81/FPS
56.353591160220994%
Price, $
$78.02
58%
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Updated 349942 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2405S | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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