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| Intel Core i3 2120 vs AMD E1 1200 |
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 better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 5,008 |
![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,690 | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.42 GHz |
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Released June, 2012
AMD E1 1200
- 1.4 GHz
- Dual core
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 |
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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 geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 5,008 | vs | 906 | More than 5.5x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
Newer | Jun, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2120 vs E1 1200
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 2120
5,008
E1 1200
906
GeekBench
Core i3 2120
8,526
E1 1200
1,310
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 2120
3,901
E1 1200
666
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 2120
1,690
E1 1200
368
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2120 | vs | E1 1200 |
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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 |
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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 |
Intel Core i3 2120 ![]() | AMD E1 1200 ![]() |
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