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    Intel Core i3-2120 vs Intel Core i5-2320

    Intel Core i3-2120
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
    Intel Core i3-2120
    Intel Core i5-2320
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2011
    Intel Core i5-2320

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2120
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      120%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2120
      102%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2120
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      143%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2120

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2320

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 43% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    Intel Core i5-2320

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2320

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-2120Intel Core i5-2320
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-2120Intel Core i5-2320
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateFeb 2011vsSep 2011

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-2120Intel Core i5-2320
    Cores2vs4
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-2120Intel Core i5-2320
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-2120Intel Core i5-2320
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA10
    Die Size131mm²vs216mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-2120Intel Core i5-2320
    Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3000 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevs3300 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-2120
      3300 points
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      3300 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-2120
      7920 points
    • Intel Core i5-2320
      12000 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-2120 (simulated)
      112.03
    • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
      108.81

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-2120 (simulated)
      297.97
    • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
      427.27

    points - higher is better

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