Intel Core i3-2120 vs Intel Pentium G620T

Intel Core i3-2120
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
Intel Core i3-2120
Intel Pentium G620T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2200 MHz / Cores: 2 / May 2011
Intel Pentium G620T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2120
    172%
  • Intel Pentium G620T
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2120
    154%
  • Intel Pentium G620T
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2120
    190%
  • Intel Pentium G620T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2120

Much higher single threaded performance (around 54% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 90% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 72% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G620T

None

Intel Core i3-2120

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2120

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-2120

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2120

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-2120Intel Pentium G620T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Core i3-2120Intel Pentium G620T
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
Release DateFeb 2011vsMay 2011

Cores

Intel Core i3-2120Intel Pentium G620T
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)

Cache

Intel Core i3-2120Intel Pentium G620T
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-2120Intel Pentium G620T
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA10
Die Size131mm²vs131mm²
Process32 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-2120Intel Pentium G620T
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs2200 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2120
    3300 points
  • Intel Pentium G620T
    2200 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2120
    7920 points
  • Intel Pentium G620T
    4400 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-2120 (simulated)
    112.03
  • Intel Pentium G620T (simulated)
    72.54

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-2120 (simulated)
    297.97
  • Intel Pentium G620T (simulated)
    156.67

points - higher is better