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    AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i3-2120

    AMD A8-9600
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
    AMD A8-9600
    Intel Core i3-2120
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
    Intel Core i3-2120

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A8-9600
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2120
      134%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A8-9600
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2120
      155%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A8-9600
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-2120
      114%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A8-9600

    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2120

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 55% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    14% higher multi threaded performance.
    Around 34% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i3-2120

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2120

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A8-9600Intel Core i3-2120
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V

    Architecture

    AMD A8-9600Intel Core i3-2120
    ArchitectureAMD ExcavatorvsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameBristol RidgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateSep 2016vsFeb 2011

    Cores

    AMD A8-9600Intel Core i3-2120
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon R7vsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    AMD A8-9600Intel Core i3-2120
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache0 KBvs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD A8-9600Intel Core i3-2120
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Sizeunknownvs131mm²
    Process14 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD A8-9600Intel Core i3-2120
    Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Turbo Clock3400 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-9600
      2346 points
    • Intel Core i3-2120
      3300 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-9600
      7443 points
    • Intel Core i3-2120
      7920 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD A8-9600 (simulated)
      72.05
    • Intel Core i3-2120 (simulated)
      112.03

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD A8-9600 (simulated)
      260.24
    • Intel Core i3-2120 (simulated)
      297.97

    points - higher is better

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