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Core i3-3120M vs Core i5-2500

Core i3-3120M vs Core i5-2500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms Core i3-3120M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 630 days older than Core i3-3120M.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3120M

  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 35 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500

  • Performs up to 3% better in Remnant II than Core i3-3120M - 80 vs 78 FPS
This is a free version of Remnant II.
Remnant II

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012


FPS

78

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

80

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.45/FPS

100%

Price, €

€35.61

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Verwendeter 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155

Buy for 35.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 507 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012


Single-Core

387

65%

Multi-Core

824

48%

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

100%

Multi-Core

1695

100%

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo

Intel Core i3-3120M

vs
Intel Core i5-2500 Logo

Intel Core i5-2500

Sep 30th, 2012
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel BGA 1023SocketIntel Socket 1155
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads4
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
35 W
TDP95 W
22 nm
Process Size32 nm
25.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD 4000Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

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