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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 Ryzen 9 7900X is 4237 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Core i3-2120
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £152.86 vs £929.89
- Up to 77% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.01 vs £4.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 40% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i3-2120 - 213 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 24 vs 4 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
152
71%
Value, £/FPS
£1.01/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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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
213
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.37/FPS
23%
Price, £
£929.89
16%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-2120 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
86 FPS
£14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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165 FPS
£22.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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165 FPS
£24.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£204
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£152.86
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£295
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£152.86
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£328.01
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£152.86
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£139.99
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£152.86
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£257.13
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£152.86
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Core i3-2120
£152.86
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£169.39
Core i3-2120
£152.86
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£354.25
Core i3-2120
£152.86
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Core i3-2120
£152.86
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Core i3-2120
£152.86
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£238.62
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£152.86
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£152.86
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£152.86
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£326.49
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£307.67
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£152.86
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£433.5