Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120T CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i3-2120T CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 25.33

Overall Rank: 3012

Last Price Change: $60.00 USD (2023-01-25)

Average CPU Mark

1520

Single Thread Rating: 1159
Samples: 127*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,183
Thread: 1,297

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	7,171 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,858 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,794 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	264.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,388 KBytes/Sec
Physics	225 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,337 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,159 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	$155.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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Lenovo Refurbished M72E Tiny Intel Core i3-2120T 2.60 GHz, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Win 10 Pro

$236.10

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,544
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,719
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,611
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,520

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.85
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		25.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,050
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,159

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1929885 - Oct 22 2023		1142
BL5040323 - Jun 19 2023		1785
BL5040322 - Jun 19 2023		1778
BL5038267 - May 13 2023		1771
BL5035549 - Mar 29 2023		1742

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,520
AMD A6-3500 APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,395 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,484 (-2.3%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		2,165 (+42.4%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,844 (+21.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,774 (+16.7%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,466 (-3.6%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,264 (-16.9%)
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,238 (-18.5%)
AMD Sempron 3850 APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,142 (-24.9%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,899 (+24.9%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,741 (+14.5%)
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,665 (+9.5%)

Is the Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,213
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,575
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,384
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,241
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,811
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,755
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,516
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		412

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