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Intel logo Core i5-2400
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General information Core i5-2400 Core i3-2120
Launched Q4 2010 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.1 GHz 6.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
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 2 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i5-2400 Core i3-2120
Overall Score 39770 0 % 33522 15.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 8.7 % 23 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2502 0 % 1263 49.5 %
Single Thread Score 1577.8 0 % 1496.4 5.2 %
Encrypting Data 5677.7 MB/s 0 % 2912.2 MB/s 48.7 %
Compressing Data 61.5 MB/s 0 % 40.4 MB/s 34.3 %
String objects sorting 8405.1 thousand/s 0 % 6184 thousand/s 26.4 %
Prime numbers generation 23 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 47.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 13606.2 millions/s 0 % 9385.3 millions/s 31 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7016.9 millions/s 0 % 3616.1 millions/s 48.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2400, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i5-2400 Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.8 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 116.5 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 145.7 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 182.1 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.4 %

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 i5-2400 Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 120.6 FPS 109.7 FPS
High settings 193.0 FPS 175.5 FPS
Medium settings 241.3 FPS 219.4 FPS
Low settings 301.6 FPS 274.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.1 %
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