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In short — Core i5-3330 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 i5-3330 is 561 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i3-2120 - 158 vs 156 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-3330 - $75.0 vs $106.51
- Up to 28% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-3330 - $0.48 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3330 - 65 vs 77 Watts
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High
Intel Core i5-3330 3 GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I53330
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Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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