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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive FX-8120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 964 days newer than the more expensive FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than FX-8120 - 215 vs 195 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than FX-8120 - $53.5 vs $78.02
- Up to 38% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than FX-8120 - $0.25 vs $0.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 88 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 i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53.5
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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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
Badass
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Haswell | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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