Processor comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Core i3-2120

AMD

AMD Phenom II X4 850

AMD Socket AM3 3300 MHz 4 cores Jun 2011 DESKTOP

Intel

Intel Core i3-2120

Intel Socket 1155 3300 MHz 2 cores Feb 2011 DESKTOP

Summary

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850

None

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Phenom II X4 850.
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Gaming

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i3-2120

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Core i3-2120
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
NX bit
AMD Virtualization

Architecture

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Core i3-2120
Architecture	AMD K10	Intel_SandyBridge
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR3	DDR3
Codename	Propus	Sandy Bridge
Release Date	Jun 2011	Feb 2011

Cores

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Core i3-2120
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
SMPs	1	1
Integrated Graphics	No	Intel HD 2000

Cache

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Core i3-2120
L1 Cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache	0 KB	3072 KB (shared)

Physical

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Core i3-2120
Socket	AMD Socket AM3	Intel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp	unknown	unknown
Package	uPGA	FC-LGA10
Die Size	169mm²	131mm²
Process	45 nm	32 nm

Performance

	AMD Phenom II X4 850	Intel Core i3-2120
Cpu Frequency	3300 MHz	3300 MHz
Turbo Clock	none	none
Base Clock	200 MHz	100 MHz
Voltage	1.4 V	unknown
TDP	95 W	65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

AMD Phenom II X4 8502079 points
Intel Core i3-21203300 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

AMD Phenom II X4 8508316 points
Intel Core i3-21207920 points