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In short — Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2500X is 2759 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Performs up to 4% better in Rocket League than Core i3-2120 - 701 vs 675 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $99.99 vs $106.47
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
701
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
93%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
675
96.29101283880172%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.99
100%
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Updated 32998 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
45.42157751586582%
Multi-Core
1035
27.229676400947117%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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