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Intel Core i3 3120M
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3120M based on its performance.
See full details Intel Core i3 3120M vs AMD A6 4400M |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3120M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
6.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3120M
 | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | Significantly more l3 cache 3 MB |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | Much more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core |
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Released May, 2012
AMD A6 4400M
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
6.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 4400M
| | Higher clock speed 2.7 GHz | | Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature 100 °C |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.21 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.7 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3120M vs 4400M
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| 3DMark06 (CPU), Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
Features | |
How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product? | |
| Features and specifications that differ between products | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Power Consumption and Features | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
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| Significantly 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 | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 6x more l3 cache per core | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better geekbench (64-bit) score | 6,895 | vs | 3,018 | More than 2.2x better geekbench (64-bit) score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,342 | vs | 1,648 | More than 2x better PassMark score | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,313 | vs | 995 | More than 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better 3DMark06 CPU score | 3,057 | vs | 1,804 | Around 70% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Better 3DMark11 physics score | 3,120 | vs | 2,370 | More than 30% better 3DMark11 physics score | |||
| Better performance per watt | 13.39 pt/W | vs | 8.6 pt/W | More than 55% better performance per watt | |||
| Marginally newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | May, 2012 | Release date 4 months later | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 100 °C | vs | 90 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.21 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.7 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3120M vs A6 4400M
GeekBench (32-bit)
GeekBench (64-bit)
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Passmark
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3120M | vs | A6 4400M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | Radeon™ HD 7520G | |
details | Core i3 3120M | vs | A6 4400M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 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 | 22 nms | 32 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 90°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.5 GHz | 3.21 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 13.39 pt/W | 8.6 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W | |
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