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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13600K 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 i5-13600K is 4237 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Core i3-2120
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - £152.86 vs £267.90
- Up to 29% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-13600K - £1.04 vs £1.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 24% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-2120 - 182 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 20 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
147
81%
Value, £/FPS
£1.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£152.86
100%
Value Winner
Intel i3-2120 Sandybridge Core i3 Dual-Core Processor ? 3.30GHz, 3MB Cache, Socket 1155, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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In Stock
Updated 407 minutes ago
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
182
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.47/FPS
71%
Price, £
£267.9
57%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz
Buy for £267.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 408 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120 | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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