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| Intel Core i3 3120M vs AMD Athlon II PCs M320 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3120M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3120M
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Athlon II PCs M320 vs the Intel Core i3 3120M. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3120M vs Athlon II PCs M320
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
4,146
Athlon II PCs M320
1,848
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
1,922
Athlon II PCs M320
1,005
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
131,100 MB/s
Athlon II PCs M320
83,750 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
3,978
Athlon II PCs M320
1,738
GeekBench
Core i3 3120M
6,892
Athlon II PCs M320
2,464
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Core i3 3120M
41.9
Athlon II PCs M320
1,667.5
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3120M
3,342
Athlon II PCs M320
1,143
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3120M
1,313
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3120M | vs | Athlon II PCs M320 |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
rPGA 988B | |||
S1 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 35W | 35W | |
Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.96 pt/W | 2.23 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W |
details | Core i3 3120M | vs | Athlon II PCs M320 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.11 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,976.5 | 560.6 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.53 GHz | 2.11 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A |
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