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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i3-2120

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i3-2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120

Buy for $170 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-2120

3.3 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120

Buy for $170 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 3546 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 21% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-2120 - 238 vs 196 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120

  • Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $170.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 83% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.87 vs $5.04 per FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

238

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.04/FPS

17%

Price, $

$1199.99

14%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

196

82%

Value, $/FPS

$0.87/FPS

100%

Price, $

$170

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120

Buy for $170 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

23%

Multi-Core

1035

11%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i3-2120 Logo

Intel Core i3-2120

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateFeb 20th, 2011
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i3
VermeerCodenameSandy Bridge
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads4
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size32 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i3-2120

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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