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

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General information Core i5-2500S Core i3-2120T
Launched Q1 2011 Q3 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Clock 2.7 GHz 0 % 2.6 GHz 3.7 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 35 W 46.2 %
Performance Core i5-2500S Core i3-2120T
Overall Score 38512 0 % 31486 18.2 %
Future Proof 23 % 11.5 % 26 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2200 0 % 983 55.3 %
Single Thread Score 1639.4 0 % 1160.2 29.2 %
Encrypting Data 5022.6 MB/s 0 % 2259.8 MB/s 55 %
Compressing Data 53.8 MB/s 0 % 31.4 MB/s 41.6 %
String objects sorting 7291.7 thousand/s 0 % 4798.8 thousand/s 34.2 %
Prime numbers generation 22.1 millions/s 0 % 9.9 millions/s 55.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 11746.4 millions/s 0 % 7221.2 millions/s 38.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5986.7 millions/s 0 % 2866.6 millions/s 52.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i5-2500S Core i3-2120T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 69.1 FPS 48.3 FPS
High settings 110.6 FPS 77.3 FPS
Medium settings 138.3 FPS 96.6 FPS
Low settings 172.8 FPS 120.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.1 %

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 i3-2120T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.5 FPS 106.1 FPS
High settings 189.5 FPS 169.8 FPS
Medium settings 236.9 FPS 212.2 FPS
Low settings 296.1 FPS 265.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.4 %
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