Intel Core i3-2120T vs Intel Core i9-13900HK

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-2120T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-13900HK
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i9-13900HK

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-2120T or Intel Core i9-13900HK - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-2120T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2120T was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Core i9-13900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HK was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 2000 (28) CPU group Intel Core i 13000H (26)
2 Generation 13
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Raptor Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-12900HK
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-2120T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2120T is 2.60 GHz while the Intel Core i9-13900HK has 14 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900HK is at 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz).

Intel Core i3-2120T Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
2 Cores 14
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz A-Core 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
8x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-2120T Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-2120T or Intel Core i9-13900HK has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
6 GPU Generation 13
32 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 4
6 Compute units 96
48 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-2120T can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-13900HK supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-2120T Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-2120T is 35 W, while the Intel Core i9-13900HK has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-2120T Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-2120T is manufactured in 32 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-13900HK is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-2120T Characteristic Intel Core i9-13900HK
32 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 1155 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q1/2023
121 $ Release price 700 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120T (22%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120T (8%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
515 (27%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
1921 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1202 (8%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
14712 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
418 (16%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2629 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
903 (7%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
13629 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (5%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
115 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
987 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1502 (100%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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