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Core i3-2120T vs Core i9-12900

Core i3-2120T vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i3-2120T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3775 days newer than Core i3-2120T.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120T

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 19% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i3-2120T - 535 vs 449 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120T - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo
Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

449

83.92523364485982%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

535

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£403.96

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz

Buy for £403.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65578 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo
Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo
Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

423

17.104731095835017%

Multi-Core

816

6.2557497700092%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo

Intel Core i3-2120T

vs
Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Intel Core i9-12900

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
24
2.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.1 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0x
Multiplier24.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i3-2120T or Core i9-12900

DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare

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