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Intel Core i3-3120M vs Intel Celeron G1840

Intel

Intel Core i3-3120M

Intel BGA1023 2500 MHz 2 cores Sep 2012 MOBILE
Intel Core i3-3120M
Intel

Intel Celeron G1840

Intel Socket 1150 2800 MHz 2 cores May 2014 DESKTOP
Intel Celeron G1840

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3120M100%
  • Intel Celeron G1840107%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3120M100%
  • Intel Celeron G1840130%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3120M124%
  • Intel Celeron G1840100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3120M

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1840

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 30% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
  • Around 7% higher average synthetic performance.
Intel Celeron G1840
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the Intel Celeron G1840

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-3120M
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i3-3120M

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

Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Celeron G1840
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
XD bit
VT-x
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Celeron G1840
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgeIntel_Haswell
MarketMobileDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameIvy BridgeHaswell
Release DateSep 2012May 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Celeron G1840
Cores22
Threads42
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000Intel HD (Haswell)

Cache

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Celeron G1840
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Celeron G1840
SocketIntel BGA1023Intel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknown72°C
PackageFC-BGA12FFC-LGA12C
Die Size118mm²177mm²
Process22 nm22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Celeron G1840
Cpu Frequency2500 MHz2800 MHz
Turbo Clocknonenone
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltageunknownunknown
TDP35 W54 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3120M2575 points
  • Intel Celeron G18403136 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3120M6180 points
  • Intel Celeron G18406272 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3120M3955
  • Intel Celeron G18403990

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3120M1859
  • Intel Celeron G18402260

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3120M (simulated)81.25
  • Intel Celeron G1840 (simulated)113.56

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3120M (simulated)308.75
  • Intel Celeron G1840207

points - higher is better

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