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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600S 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 i7-2600S is 42 days older than Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Performs up to 23% better in League of Legends than Core i3-2120 - 70 vs 57 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 8 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
57
81.42857142857143%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£16.39
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-2120 I3 2120 3.3 GHz Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 65W LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
85.93481989708405%
Multi-Core
1035
57.1507454445058%
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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