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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600S 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 i7-2600S is 42 days older than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Core i3-2120 - 153 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-2600S - $73.11 vs $171.83
- Up to 58% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-2600S - $0.53 vs $1.25 per FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
153
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.25/FPS
42.400000000000006%
Price, €
€190.73
42%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-2600S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600S
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Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
152
99.34640522875817%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.15
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
Buy for €81.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2558 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
85.93481989708405%
Multi-Core
1035
57.1507454445058%
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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