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In short — Core i3-2120 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1610 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1610 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-2120 is 652 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1610.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Performs up to 9% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Celeron G1610 - 50 vs 46 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1610 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1610
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - $37.0 vs $169.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-2120 - $0.8 vs $3.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-2120 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Intel Celeron G1610 2.60GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G1610
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Celeron G1610
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Celeron G1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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