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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 3677 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €62.99 vs €296.06
- Up to 76% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-11900K - €0.33 vs €1.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-2120 - 220 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 16 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
191
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.33/FPS
100%
Price, €
€62.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
220
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.35/FPS
24%
Price, €
€296.06
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.5GHz Tuboboost: 5.1GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Core i9-11900K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
182 FPS
€14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,649.9
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135 FPS
€27.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€3,699
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