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    Intel Core i3-2120T vs Intel Celeron G530

    Intel Core i3-2120T
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2011
    Intel Core i3-2120T
    Intel Celeron G530
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2400 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2011
    Intel Celeron G530

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      140%
    • Intel Celeron G530
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      125%
    • Intel Celeron G530
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      154%
    • Intel Celeron G530
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2120T

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 54% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 40% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Celeron G530

    None
    Intel Core i3-2120T

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2120T

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i3-2120T

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2120T

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

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Celeron G530
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
    Intel 64
    XD bit (an NX bit implementation)
    Intel VT-x
    Smart Cache.

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Celeron G530
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
    Release DateSep 2011vsSep 2011

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Celeron G530
    Cores2vs2
    Threads4vs2
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Celeron G530
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs2048 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Celeron G530
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA10
    Die Size131mm²vs131mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Celeron G530
    Cpu Frequency2600 MHzvs2400 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP35 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      2600 points
    • Intel Celeron G530
      2400 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      6240 points
    • Intel Celeron G530
      4800 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      5011
    • Intel Celeron G530
      2938

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      2546
    • Intel Celeron G530
      1963

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      5451
    • Intel Celeron G530
      3493

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-2120T
      2317
    • Intel Celeron G530
      1701

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-2120T (simulated)
      88.26
    • Intel Celeron G530 (simulated)
      79.14

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-2120T (simulated)
      234.76
    • Intel Celeron G530 (simulated)
      170.91

    points - higher is better

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