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Core i3-2120 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Core i3-2120 vs Ryzen 5 1600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600 is 2242 days newer than Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-2120 - 133 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

122

91.72932330827066%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

133

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$340.83

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD1600BBAEBOX)

Buy for CA$340.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

46.91011235955056%

Multi-Core

1035

22.608125819134994%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

100%

Multi-Core

4578

100%

Intel Core i3-2120

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Feb 20th, 2011Release Date
Apr 11th, 2017
Core i3CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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