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AMD A10-7700K vs Intel Core i3-2120T

AMD

AMD A10-7700K

AMD Socket FM2 3500 MHz 4 cores Jan 2014 DESKTOP
AMD A10-7700K
Intel

Intel Core i3-2120T

Intel Socket 1155 2600 MHz 2 cores Sep 2011 DESKTOP
Intel Core i3-2120T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A10-7700K106%
  • Intel Core i3-2120T100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A10-7700K100%
  • Intel Core i3-2120T109%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A10-7700K121%
  • Intel Core i3-2120T100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7700K

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 21% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

  • 9% higher single threaded performance.
  • 60 watts lower power draw.
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

AMD A10-7700K
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD A10-7700K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i3-2120T
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i3-2120T
ArchitectureAMD SteamrollerIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameKaveriSandy Bridge
Release DateJan 2014Sep 2011

Cores

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i3-2120T
Cores42
Threads44
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsRadeon R7Intel HD 2000

Cache

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i3-2120T
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i3-2120T
SocketAMD Socket FM2Intel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp74°Cunknown
PackageuPGAFC-LGA10
Die Size246mm²131mm²
Process28 nm32 nm

Performance

AMD A10-7700KIntel Core i3-2120T
Cpu Frequency3500 MHz2600 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHznone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vunknown
TDP95 W35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-7700K2394 points
  • Intel Core i3-2120T2600 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-7700K7497 points
  • Intel Core i3-2120T6240 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD A10-7700K6101
  • Intel Core i3-2120T5011

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD A10-7700K2061
  • Intel Core i3-2120T2317

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A10-7700K83
  • Intel Core i3-2120T (simulated)88.26

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A10-7700K285
  • Intel Core i3-2120T (simulated)234.76

points - higher is better

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