Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-2120T can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 30.56

Overall Rank:
3305th fastest in multithreading out of 4859 CPUs
2845th fastest in single threading out of 4859 CPUs
1005th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $50.00 USD (2024-08-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1528

Single Thread Rating

1165

Samples: 129*
*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	7,192 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,862 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,812 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	266.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	32,530 KBytes/Sec
Physics	224 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,351 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,165 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$50.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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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

$206.74

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,092
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,476
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,528

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		30.56
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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,162
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,165

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2206411 - Sep 29 2024		1673
BL2147416 - Jul 17 2024		1640
BL1929885 - Oct 22 2023		1142
BL5040323 - Jun 19 2023		1785
BL5040322 - Jun 19 2023		1778

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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,528
AMD A6-3500 APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,420 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,856 (+21.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,301 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,535 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,499 (-1.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,431 (-6.3%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		2,174 (+42.3%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		2,171 (+42.1%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,843 (+20.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,818 (+19.0%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,713 (+12.1%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,597 (+4.5%)

Is the Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,117
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		412

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