Intel Core i5-8500 vs AMD FX-8120
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8500 |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8120. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8120 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8500
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| AES | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Coffelake | vs | AMD Bulldozer |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | vs | Zambezi |
| Release Date | Feb 2018 | vs | Oct 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 8192 KB |
| L3 Cache | 9216 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-8500 | | AMD FX-8120 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3000 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4100 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 125 W |
Intel Core i5-8500
4920 points
AMD FX-8120
2360 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-8500
21600 points
AMD FX-8120
11998 points
Points - higher is better