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Core i3-2120 vs i5-10300H


Description
The i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i5-10300H is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-2120 gets a score of 53.5 k points while the i5-10300H gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10300H 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
a0652
Core
Sandy Bridge
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
65 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
February 2012
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
24.23k points
69.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
53.48k points
246.07k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-2120
i5-10300H
Test#1 (Integers)
9.07k
15.65k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
8.25k
23.13k (x2.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.99k
5.66k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.92k
11.43k (x3.91)
TOTAL
24.23k
55.87k (x2.31)

Multithread

i3-2120

i5-10300H
Test#1 (Integers)
20.86k
26.77k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
19.51k
43.81k (x2.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.09k
10.17k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.03k
11.91k (x3.93)
TOTAL
53.48k
92.66k (x1.73)

Performance/W
i3-2120
i5-10300H
Test#1 (Integers)
321 points/W
595 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
300 points/W
974 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
155 points/W
226 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
47 points/W
265 points/W
TOTAL
823 points/W
2059 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-2120
i5-10300H
Test#1 (Integers)
2748 points/GHz
3477 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2499 points/GHz
5141 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1210 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
886 points/GHz
2540 points/GHz
TOTAL
7343 points/GHz
12415 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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