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Core i7-9700K vs Core i3-2120

Core i7-9700K vs Core i3-2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K is 2798 days newer than Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K

  • Performs up to 66% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-2120 - 401 vs 242 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

401

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

242

60.349127182044896%

Value, £/FPS

£0.07/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

Buy for £16.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

100%

Multi-Core

7089

100%

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

30%

Multi-Core

1035

14.600084638171815%

Intel Core i7-9700K

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateFeb 20th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores2
8
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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