Buy on Amazon
$169.99
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700 is 3677 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $169.99 vs $220.47
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 31% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-2120 - 143 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i3-2120 - $1.54 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 16 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
Buy for $169.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8193 minutes ago
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
143
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$220.47
77%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $220.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8194 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Core i7-11700
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
55 FPS
$25.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,389.99
In Stock
46 FPS
$33.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,519
In Stock
47 FPS
$34.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,599
In Stock
46 FPS
$35.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,640
In Stock
46 FPS
$40.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,849
In Stock
46 FPS
$48.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,238
In Stock
46 FPS
$35.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,619
In Stock
46 FPS
$33.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,539
In Stock
46 FPS
$30.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,399
In Stock
46 FPS
$29.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,379
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
