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Core i5-14500 vs Core i3-2120

Core i5-14500 vs Core i3-2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-14500

2.6 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i5-14500 Logo
Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop-Prozessor, 14 Kerne (6 P-Kerne + 8 E-Kerne) bis zu 5,0 GHz

Buy for 304.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58097 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

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

Buy for 99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58097 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-14500

2.6 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i5-14500 Logo
Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop-Prozessor, 14 Kerne (6 P-Kerne + 8 E-Kerne) bis zu 5,0 GHz

Buy for 304.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58097 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

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

Buy for 99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58097 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-14500 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 i5-14500 is 4705 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-14500

  • Performs up to 118% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-2120 - 527 vs 242 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 20 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-14500 - €99.0 vs €304.36
  • Up to 29% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-14500 - €0.41 vs €0.58 per FPS
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-14500 Logo
Core i5-14500

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

527

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.58/FPS

70.6896551724138%

Price, €

€304.36

32%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop-Prozessor, 14 Kerne (6 P-Kerne + 8 E-Kerne) bis zu 5,0 GHz

Buy for 304.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58097 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

242

45.920303605313094%

Value, €/FPS

€0.41/FPS

100%

Price, €

€99

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58097 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-14500 Logo
Core i5-14500

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-14500 Logo
Core i5-14500

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Single-Core

2559

100%

Multi-Core

13275

100%

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

19.577960140679952%

Multi-Core

1035

7.796610169491526%

Intel Core i5-14500 Logo

Intel Core i5-14500

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Intel Core i3-2120 Logo

Intel Core i3-2120

Jan 8th, 2024
Release DateFeb 20th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Raptor LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores2
20
Threads4
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
5.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
Not AvailableTDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
26.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-14500 or Core i3-2120

Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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