Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400T outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400T is 2364 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than FX-8120 - 170 vs 162 FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $78.02 vs $139.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-8400T - $0.48 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
58.536585365853654%
Price, $
$139
56%
FPS Winner
Buy for $139 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361023 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
162
95.29411764705881%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$78.02
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $78.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361021 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
17.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |