Availability

Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)

Availability

CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-2120 is 825 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

Performs up to 1% better in Remnant II than Core i7-940 - 79 vs 78 FPS
Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

Up to 22% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - €49.0 vs €62.99
Up to 21% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i3-2120 - €0.63 vs €0.8 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 8 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Remnant II.

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120	vs	Intel Core i7-940
Feb 20th, 2011	Release Date	Nov 17th, 2008
Core i3	Collection	Core i7
Sandy Bridge	Codename	Bloomfield
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1366
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	8
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
65 W	TDP	130 W
32 nm	Process Size	45 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	22.0x
Intel HD 2000	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No

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Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

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