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| Intel Core i3 3120M vs AMD Phenom II P960 |
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 P960 vs the Intel Core i3 3120M. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3120M vs Phenom II P960
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
4,146
Phenom II P960
3,125
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
1,922
Phenom II P960
904
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
131,100 MB/s
Phenom II P960
70,850 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3120M
3,978
Phenom II P960
3,067
GeekBench
Core i3 3120M
6,892
Phenom II P960
3,196
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3120M
3,342
Phenom II P960
2,098
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3120M
1,313
Phenom II P960
609
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3120M | vs | Phenom II P960 |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 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 | 25W | |
Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.96 pt/W | 3.46 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 20.31W |
details | Core i3 3120M | vs | Phenom II P960 |
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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 | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 1.82 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,976.5 | 923.9 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.53 GHz | 1.82 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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