Intel Core i3 2120 vs AMD Athlon Neo 40 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2120
 | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | More threads 4 |
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Released January, 2009
AMD Athlon Neo 40
- 1.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon Neo 40
| | Much lower typical power consumption 12.19W | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C |
| | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | | Much lower annual home energy cost 3.61 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 2x higher clock speed | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 12.19W | vs | 52.81W | 4.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 69.1 °C | More than 35% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | 4.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 13.14 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | 4.3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i3 2120 vs Athlon Neo 40
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2120 | vs | Athlon Neo 40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 Neo 40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 15W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 3.61 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 13.14 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 12.19W | |
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