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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 Core i9-9900K is 2798 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Core i3-2120
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $149.99 vs $385.00
- Up to 61% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9900K - $0.79 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i3-2120 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 16 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
189
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120 | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-2120 or Core i9-9900K
With selected game settings
87 FPS
$24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
$40.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$49.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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116 FPS
$40.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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