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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450 outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450 is 200 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than FX-8120 - 177 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than FX-8120 - $69.0 vs $78.02
- Up to 11% better value when playing Stray than FX-8120 - $0.39 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 77 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 i5-3450 - 8 vs 4 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
177
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
176
99.43502824858757%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
88.63636363636364%
Price, $
$78.02
88%
AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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