Core i3-2120 vs Pentium G850
Description
Both models i3-2120 and G850 are based on Sandy Bridge architecture.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-2120 gets a score of 51.2 k points while the G850 gets 40.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-2120 is 1.3 times faster than the G850 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-2120 gets a score of 51.2 k points while the G850 gets 40.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-2120 is 1.3 times faster than the G850 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
206a7
206a7
Core
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
February 2012
May 2012
Mean monothread perf.
24.23k points
21.85k points
Mean multithread perf.
53.48k points
40.5k 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
G850
Test#1 (Integers)
9.82k
8.77k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
7.9k
7.08k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
3.72k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.95k
2.28k (x0.77)
TOTAL
24.64k
21.85k (x0.89)
Multithread
i3-2120
G850
Test#1 (Integers)
20.46k
17.5k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
17.77k
13.48k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.03k
7.32k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.94k
2.19k (x0.75)
TOTAL
51.21k
40.5k (x0.79)
Performance/W
i3-2120
G850
Test#1 (Integers)
315 points/W
269 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
273 points/W
207 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
154 points/W
113 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
45 points/W
34 points/W
TOTAL
788 points/W
623 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-2120
G850
Test#1 (Integers)
2974 points/GHz
3025 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2393 points/GHz
2440 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1206 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
895 points/GHz
787 points/GHz
TOTAL
7468 points/GHz
7534 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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