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In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 1623 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-2120 - 159 vs 149 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 62% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $53.08 vs $138.93
- Up to 59% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6700K - $0.4 vs $0.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
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1920 x 1080
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Highest
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 95W Desktop Processor
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Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
149
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€58.92
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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