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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3481 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120T
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $60.0 vs $270.0
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 435% better in League of Legends than Core i3-2120T - 262 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-2120T - $1.03 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120T - 16 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-2120T Dual-Core Processor 2.6 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120T
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
22%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-2120T
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120T | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-2120T or Core i9-11900
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
239 FPS
$9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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242 FPS
$9.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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239 FPS
$13.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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242 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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