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Core i3-8100 vs Core i3-2120

Core i3-8100 vs Core i3-2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £69.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 140 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
BQTEC Intel Core i3-2120 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155

Buy for £14.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £69.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 140 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
BQTEC Intel Core i3-2120 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155

Buy for £14.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-8100 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 i3-8100 is 2419 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

  • Performs up to 24% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i3-2120 - 147 vs 119 FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Up to 79% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - £14.97 vs £69.99
This is a free version of Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

147

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£69.99

21%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £69.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 140 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

119

80.95238095238095%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£14.97

100%

BQTEC Intel Core i3-2120 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155

Buy for £14.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100 Logo
Core i3-8100

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1245

100%

Multi-Core

3405

100%

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

40.24096385542168%

Multi-Core

1035

30.396475770925107%

Intel Core i3-8100

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Intel Core i3-2120

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateFeb 20th, 2011
Core i3CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4
Cores2
4Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

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