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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 5 7600X is 4237 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 95% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - £9.41 vs £192.15
- Up to 94% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 7600X - £0.06 vs £1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 14% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-2120 - 186 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
163
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£9.41
100%
Value Winner
BQTEC Intel Core i3-2120 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 38MB cache, up to 5.3 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Ryzen 5 7600X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
83 FPS
£27.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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