Intel Core i3-2120T vs Intel Pentium G3250T

Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2011
Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel Pentium G3250T
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jul 2014
Intel Pentium G3250T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2120T
    100%
  • Intel Pentium G3250T
    108%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2120T
    100%
  • Intel Pentium G3250T
    128%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2120T
    113%
  • Intel Pentium G3250T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2120T

13% higher multi threaded performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G3250T

Much higher single threaded performance (around 28% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Pentium G3250T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Pentium G3250T
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateSep 2011vsJul 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Pentium G3250T
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD (Haswell)

Cache

Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Pentium G3250T
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 i3-2120TIntel Pentium G3250T
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size131mm²vs177mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-2120TIntel Pentium G3250T
Cpu Frequency2600 MHzvs2800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP35 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2120T
    2600 points
  • Intel Pentium G3250T
    3136 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2120T
    6240 points
  • Intel Pentium G3250T
    6272 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-2120T (simulated)
    88.26
  • Intel Pentium G3250T (simulated)
    113.56

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-2120T (simulated)
    234.76
  • Intel Pentium G3250T (simulated)
    207

points - higher is better