Intel Core i3 2120 vs AMD Athlon MP 2400+ |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2120
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Has a NX bit Yes | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,690 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 65% higher clock speed | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,690 | vs | 579 | Around 3x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| More l2 cache | 0.5 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | vs | 2.21 GHz | Around 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,901 | vs | 436 | Around 9x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Athlon MP 2400+ vs the Intel Core i3 2120. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2120 vs Athlon MP 2400+
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2120 | vs | Athlon MP 2400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| 462 | |||
| 563 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core i3 2120 | vs | Athlon MP 2400+ |
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| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.25 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.42 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,336.7 | 86.9 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | N/A | |
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