Intel Core i3 2120 vs AMD E1 1200 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
7.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2120
 | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,690 |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.42 GHz | | Much more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core |
by Legit Reviews (Jul, 2011)Intel 'Sandy Bridge' processors don't like to have the bus increased much, so overclocking on this processors really isn't that fun.
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Released June, 2012
AMD E1 1200
- 1.4 GHz
- Dual core
7.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD E1 1200
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Much lower typical power consumption 14.63W |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 2120 vs 1200 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
No winner declared
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 2.2x higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,690 | vs | 368 | More than 4.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | vs | 1.41 GHz | Around 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 6x more l3 cache per core | |||
| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 6x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,901 | vs | 666 | More than 5.8x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | Around 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 14.63W | vs | 52.81W | 3.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 69.1 °C | Around 45% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.34 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | 3.6x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 15.77 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | 3.6x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2120 vs E1 1200
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2120 | vs | E1 1200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 18W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 4.34 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 15.77 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.79 pt/W | 2.33 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 14.63W | |
details | Core i3 2120 | vs | E1 1200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.42 GHz | 1.41 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | 1.41 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Radeon™ HD 7310 | |
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