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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 4336 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 98% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £9.41 vs £394.41
- Up to 97% better value when playing Deathloop than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £0.06 vs £1.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 19% better in Deathloop than Core i3-2120 - 200 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 24 vs 4 threads
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
168
84%
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 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 | 4.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
131 FPS
£14.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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