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Processor comparison

Intel Core i3-3120M vs Intel Pentium G3220

Intel

Intel Core i3-3120M

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

Intel Pentium G3220

Intel Socket 1150 3000 MHz 2 cores Sep 2013 DESKTOP
Intel Pentium G3220

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3120M100%
  • Intel Pentium G3220116%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3120M100%
  • Intel Pentium G3220135%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3120M107%
  • Intel Pentium G3220100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3120M

  • 7% higher multi threaded performance.

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3220

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 35% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
  • Around 16% higher average synthetic performance.
Intel Pentium G3220
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium G3220

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner
Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Pentium G3220
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
XD bit
VT-x
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Pentium G3220
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgeIntel_Haswell
MarketMobileDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameIvy BridgeHaswell
Release DateSep 2012Sep 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Pentium G3220
Cores22
Threads42
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000Intel HD (Haswell)

Cache

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Pentium G3220
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 Pentium G3220
SocketIntel BGA1023Intel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknown72°C
PackageFC-BGA12FFC-LGA12C
Die Size118mm²177mm²
Process22 nm22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-3120MIntel Pentium G3220
Cpu Frequency2500 MHz3000 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 Pentium G32203360 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3120M6180 points
  • Intel Pentium G32206720 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3120M3955
  • Intel Pentium G32204272

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3120M2039
  • Intel Pentium G32202603

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3120M4310
  • Intel Pentium G32204702

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3120M1859
  • Intel Pentium G32202402

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3120M (simulated)81.25
  • Intel Pentium G3220 (simulated)121.67

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3120M (simulated)308.75
  • Intel Pentium G3220 (simulated)223.64

points - higher is better

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