Intel Core i3-2120T Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i3-2120T has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1155 socket and was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Core i3-2120T scores 515 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,202 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i3-2120T
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000 (28)
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
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. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-2120T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-2120T uses the Intel HD Graphics 2000, which has 48 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	48
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2011

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	10.1
Technology:	32 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333	17.1 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-2120T is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1155
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q3/2011
Release price:	121 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-2120T
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-2120T have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD FX-4170 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	517
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	517
	Intel Core i3-6102E 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	516
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	515
	Intel Celeron G1610 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	515
	Intel Celeron 3955U 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	514
	Intel Core i7-920 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	513

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 i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1211
	AMD Phenom II X4 805 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1209
	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1207
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1202
	Intel Core i5-3337U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1202
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1201
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1199

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 Pentium 2030M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	421
	Samsung Exynos 8895 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	421
	Intel Pentium B980 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	419
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	418
	UNISOC T700 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	417
	Samsung Exynos 9810 8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz	417
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	416

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 i5-3317U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	917
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	910
	Samsung Exynos 7904 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	910
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	903
	Intel Core i7-2637M 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	898
	Intel Pentium G3240T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	892
	Intel Core i3-530 2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz	890

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.


	MediaTek Helio X20 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6214RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Atom x6414RE Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (16 EU) @ 0.40 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2120T Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2115C Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2130 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106
	Intel Core i3-2102 Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz	106

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 Celeron G1610 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1510
	MediaTek Helio X25 10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz	1507
	AMD Athlon II X2 370K 2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz	1505
	Intel Core i3-2120T 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1502
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1496
	Intel Celeron 2970M 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1496
	Intel Core i3-2100T 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1492

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

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