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| Intel Core i3 2120 vs 2100 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2120
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.42 GHz | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 98.28W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
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Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | vs | 3.23 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 37.88 $/year | 2.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 93.47 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | vs | 3.23 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 2100 vs the 2120. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 2120 vs 2100
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i3 2120
2 mPixels/s
Core i3 2100
2.05 mPixels/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 2120
2,136
Core i3 2100
2,115
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 2120
5,074
Core i3 2100
4,786
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 2120
2,371
Core i3 2100
2,258
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 2120
162,800 MB/s
Core i3 2100
153,100 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 2120
5,008
Core i3 2100
4,738
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 2120
3,901
Core i3 2100
3,664
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 2120
1,690
Core i3 2100
1,583
Reviews Word on the street
Core i3 2120 | vs | 2100 | ||
![]() | 9.6 | 9.3 |
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2120 | vs | 2100 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
details | Core i3 2120 | vs | 2100 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 33 | 31 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 22 | 101 | |
Overclock review score | 1 | 4.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.42 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,336.7 | 1,518.9 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 37.88 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 93.47 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.79 pt/W | 1.41 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 98.28W | |
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Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
Intel Core i3 2120 ![]() | Intel Core i3 2100 ![]() |
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