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In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 3357 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 8% better in Valheim than Core i3-2120 - 206 vs 190 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 77% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $73.11 vs $314.41
Valheim
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Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
29.401408450704224%
Multi-Core
1035
12.290701816886356%
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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