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Core i3-2120 vs Core i5-7500

Core i3-2120 vs Core i5-7500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-7500 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 i5-7500 is 2144 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-7500 - €61.99 vs €253.68

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500

  • Performs up to 12% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i3-2120 - 111 vs 99 FPS
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

99

89.1891891891892%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€61.99

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

111

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€253.68

24%

FPS Winner

INTEL Core i5-7500 3,40GHz LGA1151 6MB Cache Tray CPU

Buy for 253.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

39.44881889763779%

Multi-Core

1035

29.758481886141457%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1270

100%

Multi-Core

3478

100%

Intel Core i3-2120

vs

Intel Core i5-7500

Feb 20th, 2011Release Date
Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads4
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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