CPU Comparison

A

AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

CORE STATE Zen

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.6 Base / 4.25 GHz Turbo

CACHE 16 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 95W

ARCHITECTURE Zen

nm

PROCESS 12 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2018

VS

i

Intel

INTEL

Core i3-2120

CORE STATE Sandy Bridge

CORE SPECS 2 Cores / 4 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.3 Base

CACHE 3 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Sandy Bridge

nm

PROCESS 32 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2011

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,190

168

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

168

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

4,959

703

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

700

99

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

11,808

1,676

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

1,667

236

geekbench_multicore

5,257

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

1,243

N/A

passmark_data_compression

198,785

N/A

passmark_data_encryption

13,133

N/A

passmark_extended_instructions

7,581

N/A

passmark_find_prime_numbers

38

N/A

passmark_floating_point_math

24,270

N/A

passmark_integer_math

47,377

N/A

passmark_multithread

13,893

N/A

passmark_physics

695

N/A

passmark_random_string_sorting

22,911

N/A

passmark_single_thread

2,381

N/A

passmark_singlethread

2,381

N/A

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

5 2600X

i3-2120

Core Specs

Cores

6

2 -66.7%

Threads

12

4 -66.7%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.6

3.3 -8.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.25

—

Frequency (GHz)

3.6

3.3 -8.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.25

—

Multiplier

36

33 -8.3%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

96 KB (per core)

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

512 KB (per core)

256 KB (per core)

L3 Cache

16 MB (shared)

3 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

95

65 -31.6%

Architecture

Architecture

Zen

Sandy Bridge

Codename

Zen

Sandy Bridge

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge))

Core i3 (Sandy Bridge)

Process Size

12 nm

32 nm

Transistors

4,800 million

504 million

Die Size

213 mm²

131 mm²

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4

DDR3

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

46.9 GB/s

21.3 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

No

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

Intel Socket 1155

Chipsets

AMD 300 Series, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series

Z77, Z75, Q77, H77, Q75, B75, Z68, P67, H67, Q67, B65, H61

PCIe

Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 2, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

—

Intel HD 2000

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

End-of-life

Launch Price

$229

$138

Part Number

YD260XBCM6IAF YD260XBCAFBOX

SR05Y

Package

µOPGA-1331

FC-LGA10

Tj Max

95°C

—

Bundled Cooler

—

E97379-001

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