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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs Intel Core i3-2120
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
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| Family | Intel Core2 Duo (29) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 (14) | Intel Core i 2000 (28) |
| Architecture | Wolfdale (Penryn) | Sandy Bridge S |
| Technology | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 775 | LGA 1155 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.00 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 6.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| GPU frequency | 0.85 - 1.10 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
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| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR2-1066 (17.1 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
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| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Intel Core2 Duo E8400 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q1/2008 | Q1/2011 |
| Release price | 120 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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