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Core i3-2120 vs Celeron N5105


Description
The i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the N5105 is based on Tremont.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-2120 gets a score of 51.2 k points while the N5105 gets 64.1 k points.

Summarizing, the N5105 is 1.3 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
906c0
Core
Sandy Bridge
Jasper Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA 1338
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/4
TDP
65 W
10 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
1536 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
February 2012
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
24.23k points
27.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
53.48k points
64.09k 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
N5105
Test#1 (Integers)
9.82k
9.83k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
7.9k
9.74k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
3.65k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.95k
3.88k (x1.31)
TOTAL
24.64k
27.1k (x1.1)

Multithread

i3-2120

N5105
Test#1 (Integers)
20.46k
25.04k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
17.77k
24.7k (x1.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.03k
9.29k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.94k
5.06k (x1.72)
TOTAL
51.21k
64.09k (x1.25)

Performance/W
i3-2120
N5105
Test#1 (Integers)
315 points/W
2504 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
273 points/W
2470 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
154 points/W
929 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
45 points/W
506 points/W
TOTAL
788 points/W
6409 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-2120
N5105
Test#1 (Integers)
2974 points/GHz
3388 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2393 points/GHz
3358 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1206 points/GHz
1259 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
895 points/GHz
1338 points/GHz
TOTAL
7468 points/GHz
9344 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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