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Core i7-6900K vs Core i3-2120

Core i7-6900K vs Core i3-2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1927 days newer than Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-2120 - 138 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

138

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

122

88.40579710144928%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€99

100%

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

Buy for 99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74413 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

100%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

40.01597444089457%

Multi-Core

1035

14.540601292497893%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

vs
Intel Core i3-2120 Logo

Intel Core i3-2120

May 31st, 2016
Release DateFeb 20th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Broadwell-ECodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores2
16
Threads4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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