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Core i3-2120 vs Virtual CPU Version 2.5


Description
The i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the Version 2.5 is based on -.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-2120 gets a score of 51.2 k points while the Version 2.5 gets 85.7 k points.

Summarizing, the Version 2.5 is 1.7 times faster than the i3-2120 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
663
Core
Sandy Bridge
-
Architecture
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
-
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
- kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
- kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
- kB
Date
February 2012
-
Mean monothread perf.
24.23k points
56.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
53.48k points
85.75k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-2120
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
9.82k
15.7k (x1.6)
Test#2 (FP)
7.9k
22.8k (x2.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
5.61k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.95k
12.05k (x4.08)
TOTAL
24.64k
56.16k (x2.28)

Multithread

i3-2120

Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
20.46k
28.49k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
17.77k
37.67k (x2.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.03k
10.09k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.94k
9.5k (x3.22)
TOTAL
51.21k
85.75k (x1.67)

Performance/W
i3-2120
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
315 points/W