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| Intel Core i3 3240 vs 2120 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3240
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3240
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | ![]() | More number of displays supported 3 |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 2120
![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 69.1 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.42 GHz | Almost the same | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.37 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 69.1 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3240 vs 2120
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i3 3240
4.27 mPixels/s
Core i3 2120
2 mPixels/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3240
2,269
Core i3 2120
2,136
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
5,507
Core i3 2120
5,074
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
2,516
Core i3 2120
2,371
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
177,600 MB/s
Core i3 2120
162,800 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3240
5,519
Core i3 2120
5,008
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3240
4,309
Core i3 2120
3,901
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3240
1,760
Core i3 2120
1,690
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3240 | vs | 2120 |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 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 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.67 pt/W | 2.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i3 3240 | vs | 2120 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 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 | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 34 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 1 | 22 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | 3.37 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,313.1 | 1,336.7 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
Intel Core i3 3240 ![]() | Intel Core i3 2120 ![]() |
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