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Intel logo Core i5-2500S
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Intel logo Core i3-2120

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General information Core i5-2500S Core i3-2120
Launched Q1 2011 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Clock 2.7 GHz 18.2 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Performance Core i5-2500S Core i3-2120
Overall Score 38512 0 % 33522 13 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 23 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2200 0 % 1263 42.6 %
Single Thread Score 1639.4 0 % 1496.4 8.7 %
Encrypting Data 5022.6 MB/s 0 % 2912.2 MB/s 42 %
Compressing Data 53.8 MB/s 0 % 40.4 MB/s 24.8 %
String objects sorting 7291.7 thousand/s 0 % 6184 thousand/s 15.2 %
Prime numbers generation 22.1 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 45.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 11746.4 millions/s 0 % 9385.3 millions/s 20.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5986.7 millions/s 0 % 3616.1 millions/s 39.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2500S, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i5-2500S Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 69.1 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 110.6 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 138.3 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 172.8 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.4 %

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 i5-2500S Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.5 FPS 109.7 FPS
High settings 189.5 FPS 175.5 FPS
Medium settings 236.9 FPS 219.4 FPS
Low settings 296.1 FPS 274.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.4 %
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