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Intel logo Core i7-2600
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Intel logo Core i3-2120

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General information Core i7-2600 Core i3-2120
Launched Q4 2010 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 2.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-2600 Core i3-2120
Overall Score 43113 0 % 33526 22.2 %
Future Proof 21 % 8.7 % 23 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3455 0 % 1263 63.4 %
Single Thread Score 1726.1 0 % 1497.9 13.2 %
Encrypting Data 1596.8 MB/s 44.3 % 2864.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 88.6 MB/s 0 % 40.9 MB/s 53.9 %
String objects sorting 13132.7 thousand/s 0 % 6092.9 thousand/s 53.6 %
Prime numbers generation 23.9 millions/s 0 % 11.9 millions/s 50.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 20932.4 millions/s 0 % 9415.7 millions/s 55 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7819.9 millions/s 0 % 3638.9 millions/s 53.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600 Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.7 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 132.4 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 165.4 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 206.8 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-2600 Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.6 FPS 109.7 FPS
High settings 202.5 FPS 175.5 FPS
Medium settings 253.1 FPS 219.4 FPS
Low settings 316.4 FPS 274.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.3 %
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