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In short — Core i7-2600 outperforms Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-2600 is 42 days older than Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i3-2120 - 123 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
119
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.08/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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