Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge Processor Review

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Manufacturer:	Intel
Product:	BX80623I32120
Date:	Thu, Jul 07, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Written By:	Nathan Kirsch -
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3DMark Vantage

3DMark Vantage is the new industry standard PC gaming performance benchmark from Futuremark, newly designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10. It includes two new graphics tests, two new CPU tests, several new feature tests, and support for the latest hardware. 3DMark Vantage is based on a completely new rendering engine, developed specifically to take full advantage of DirectX10, the new graphics API from Microsoft.

3DMark Vantage

The Performance settings were used for testing, so a resolution of 1280x1024 was used.

Benchmark Results: Futuremark 3DMark Vantage is GPU weighted, so the winner of the overall score part of the benchmark and the processor with the highest GPU score was the AMD A8-3850 A-Series APU. When it comes to CPU scores the Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors rule the roost with the Core i7-2600K taking the win by a very large margin. Notice that the Core i3-2120 is faster than the Core i3-2105 in the CPU test, but slower in the GPU test. This is again because the Core i3-2120 has a higher CPU clock speed and the older Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU.

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Review Index

Page 1 - Intel Core i3-2120 CPU - BX80623I32120
Page 2 - The Test System
Page 3 - CPU-Z, GPU-Z and Windows Index Score
Page 4 - Sisoft Sandra 2011 SP3
Page 5 - x264 HD Encoding
Page 6 - Handbrake
Page 7 - CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5
Page 8 - POV-Ray 3.7 RC3
Page 9 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 10 - Hyper Pi
Page 11 - PCMark 7
Page 12 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 13 - Resident Evil 5
Page 14 - H.A.W.X. 2 Benchmark
Page 15 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 16 - Power Consumption
Page 17 - Intel Core i3-2120 Overclocking
Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions

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