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| Intel Core i3 3120M vs AMD Phenom II N950 |
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 Phenom II N950 vs the Intel Core i3 3120M. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3120M vs Phenom II N950
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
4,146
Phenom II N950
3,797
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
1,922
Phenom II N950
1,045
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
131,100 MB/s
Phenom II N950
83,150 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
3,978
Phenom II N950
3,534
GeekBench
Core i3 3120M
6,892
Phenom II N950
3,795
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Core i3 3120M
41.9
Phenom II N950
2,974
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3120M
3,342
Phenom II N950
2,500
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3120M
1,313
Phenom II N950
717
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3120M | vs | Phenom II N950 |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad 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 | |||
SSE4a | |||
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 | 2.92 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W |
details | Core i3 3120M | vs | Phenom II N950 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 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 | 2.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.53 GHz | 2.1 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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