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Core i3-2120 vs Core i9-9900X

Core i3-2120 vs Core i9-9900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 2798 days newer than Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X

  • Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i3-2120 - 177 vs 158 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 20 vs 4 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

158

89.26553672316385%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

177

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$769

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X

Buy for CA$769 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75500 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

33.66935483870967%

Multi-Core

1035

10.876418663303909%

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1488

100%

Multi-Core

9516

100%

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo

Intel Core i3-2120

vs
Intel Core i9-9900X Logo

Intel Core i9-9900X

Feb 20th, 2011Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
4Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
35.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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