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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2551 days newer than Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 39% better in War Thunder than Core i3-2120 - 183 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 6 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$169.07
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
34.40934065934066%
Multi-Core
1035
20.58882037000199%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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