INTEL CORE i3 2120 VS AMD PHENOM II X4 955 REVIEW
"We are benchmarking the Intel Core i3 2120 CPU against the AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU. The Intel Core i3 2120 is clocked at 3300Mhz while the AMD Phenom II X4 955 is clocked at 3200Mhz. A big disadvantage for the Intel Core i3 2120 is the 3MB Level 3 Cache while the AMD Phenom II X4 955 has 6MB Level 3 Cache. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i3 2120 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 which are:- Cinebench, Geekbench, Novabench and Nuclearus. Games are Hawk 2 and Lost Planet 2. The AMD Phenom II X4 955 is Quad Core so it's going to be as interesting fight for the Intel Core i3 2120 which is only Dual Core."
| SYSTEM INFORMATION | |
| PROCESSOR | INTEL CORE i3 2120 |
| AMD PHENOM II X4 955 | |
| MOTHERBOARD | MSI H67MA E35 B3 |
| FOXCONN A76ML-K 3.0 | |
| VIDEO CARD | SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6850 |
| AMD DRIVER | CATALYST v11.8 WHQL |
| MEMORY | PATRIOT 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE |
HAWK 2NORMAL QUALITY
HIGH QUALITY
INTEL CORE i3 2120 AMD PHENOM II X4 955 |
COMMENT - "Hawk 2 is a new game and the Intel Core i3 2120 beats the AMD Phenom II X4 955 by 3% with Normal Quality and by 5% with High Quality." |
LOST PLANET 2NORMAL QUALITY
HIGH QUALITY
INTEL CORE i3 2120 AMD PHENOM II X4 955 |
COMMENT - "The Intel Core i3 2120 put in a great performance with Lost Planet 2 but the Intel Core i3 2120 lost to the AMD Phenom II X4 955 by 8% with Normal Quality. However the Intel Core i3 2120 beat the AMD Phenom II X4 955 by 4% with High Quality." |
FINAL RESULTCOMMENT - "It was a good performance by the Intel Core i3 2120 and the AMD Phenom II X4 955. The Intel Core i3 2120 was 7% faster than the AMD Phenom II X4 955 with General Applications. The Intel Core i3 2120 was also faster using Games beating the AMD Phenom II X4 955 by a very close 1%. Where the Intel Core i3 2120 has a downside it is the price and the Intel Core i3 2120 costs 15% more than the AMD Phenom II X4 955. The Performance between the Intel Core i3 2120 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 was close especially with Games so it was a draw. The Intel Core i3 2120 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 operate at a cool temperature and low level of noise. The Intel Core i3 2120 might only be Dual Core but with the helped by the Intel Hyper Threading Technology the Intel Core i3 2120 performs more like a Duad Core than a Dual Core which is very impressive." |
INTEL CORE i3 2120 SCORES 9/10AMD PHENOM II X4 955 SCORES 9/10 |
INTEL CORE i3 2120 VS AMD PHENOM II X4 955 REVIEW
| PAGE 1 - INTEL CORE i3 2120 AND AMD PHENOM II X4 955 INTRODUCTION |
| PAGE 2 - CINEBENCH AND GEEKBENCH |
| PAGE 3 - NOVABENCH AND NUCLEARUS |
| PAGE 4 - HAWK 2, LOST PLANET 2 AND FINAL RESULT |
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