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    AMD FX-8120 vs Intel Core i5-3470S

    AMD FX-8120
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2011
    AMD FX-8120
    Intel Core i5-3470S
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2012
    Intel Core i5-3470S

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8120
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      128%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8120
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      154%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8120
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      101%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8120

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3470S

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 54% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    60 watts lower power draw.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8120.
    Around 28% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i5-3470S

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3470S

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8120Intel Core i5-3470S
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AMD64
    AMD-V
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    TXT
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD FX-8120Intel Core i5-3470S
    ArchitectureAMD BulldozervsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameZambezivsIvy Bridge
    Release DateOct 2011vsJun 2012

    Cores

    AMD FX-8120Intel Core i5-3470S
    Cores8vs4
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    AMD FX-8120Intel Core i5-3470S
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8120Intel Core i5-3470S
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs69°C
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size315mm²vs133mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8120Intel Core i5-3470S
    Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs2900 MHz
    Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs3600 MHz
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.425 Vvsunknown
    TDP125 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8120
      2360 points
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      3708 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8120
      11998 points
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      11948 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8120
      8416
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      8858

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8120
      2092
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      3145

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8120
      9804
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      9677

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8120
      1805
    • Intel Core i5-3470S
      2874

    points - higher is better

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