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In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 3163 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 99% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £14.97 vs £1233.41
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 17% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-2120 - 182 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 36 vs 4 threads
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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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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
31.910828025477706%
Multi-Core
1035
8.635794743429287%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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