Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 vs Intel Core i3-2120T

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Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2120T
Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Intel Core i3-2120T

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 or Intel Core i3-2120T - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 was released in Q3/2023.

The Intel Core i3-2120T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2120T was released in Q3/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G (4) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G Gen 1 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
1 Generation 2
Kryo Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 is -- while the Intel Core i3-2120T has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2120T is at 2.60 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2120T
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
-- Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2120T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 or Intel Core i3-2120T 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.

Qualcomm Adreno A21 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Qualcomm Adreno A21 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-2120T supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2120T
Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 is --, while the Intel Core i3-2120T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2120T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 is manufactured in 6 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2120T is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2120T
6 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2023 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price 121 $
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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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
515 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1202 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
418 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
903 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno A21 @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2120T Intel Core i3-2120T
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1502 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 Intel Core i3-2120T
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