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| Intel Core i3 530 vs 2120 |
Released January, 2010
Intel Core i3 530
- 2.93 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 530
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.31 GHz |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 72.6 °C |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 2120
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | Supports more RAM 32,768 MB | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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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 better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.31 GHz | vs | 3.42 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.6 °C | vs | 69.1 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.9 GHz | vs | 3.37 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.93 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 92.5W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
Supports more RAM | 32,768 MB | vs | 16,773.12 MB | Supports more than 95% more RAM | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 35.3 $/year | 2.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 88.48 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2010 | Release date a year later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 530 vs 2120
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 530
1,744
Core i3 2120
2,136
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 530
3,904
Core i3 2120
5,074
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 530
1,800
Core i3 2120
2,371
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 530
123,800 MB/s
Core i3 2120
162,800 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 530
3,755
Core i3 2120
5,008
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 530
4,152
Core i3 2120
5,421
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 530
2,584
Core i3 2120
3,901
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 530
1,112
Core i3 2120
1,690
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 530 | vs | 2120 |
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Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1156 | |||
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 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 73W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 35.3 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 88.48 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.21 pt/W | 2.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 92.5W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i3 530 | 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 | 4 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 22 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.6°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 13 | 22 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.31 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.9 GHz | 3.37 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,953.6 | 1,336.7 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.31 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | 733 MHz | 850 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 16,773.12 MB | 32,768 MB |
Intel Core i3 530 ![]() | Intel Core i3 2120 ![]() |
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