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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 3677 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £9.41 vs £228.97
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 22% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-2120 - 144 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 16 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
23.076923076923077%
Multi-Core
1035
11.285574092247302%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Core i9-11900F
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
£16.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,306.95
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43 FPS
£21.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£914.99
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144 FPS
£19.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,843.95
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79 FPS
£18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,429.95
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