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Core i3-3120M


Performance
47.78k points

Description
We need your help: we don't have results in all modes. If you have a i3-3120M and want to help us to complete the stats, you just have to run the benchmark at stock frequency (no oc) in modes FPU, SSE, and validate the results. You don't have to register and the whole process will take less than 3 minutes per mode.

The Core i3-3120M is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on September 2012. This model has 2 cores , runs at 2500 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 35 W.

"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."

Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz
CPUID
306a9
Core
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.5 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
2 /2
TDP
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
Release date
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
22.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.78k 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
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
7.92k
16.82k (x2.1)
Test#2 (FP)
7.96k
19k (x2.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.09k
7.7k (x2.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
4.25k (x1.3)
TOTAL
22.12k
47.78k (x2.2)

Computers where this CPU was tested
Model
Release date

RAM models tested along with this CPU
Model
Type
Frequency
Size
DDR3
1600 MHz
4 GB
DDR3
1600 MHz
2 GB
DDR3
1333 MHz
4 GB
DDR3
1333 MHz
4 GB

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) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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

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Test#1 (Memory) [% 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) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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 Mode AVX monothread  [22.12k points]
 Mode AVX multithread  [47.78k points]
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 Mode AVX monothread  [22.85k points +3.30%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [43.44k points -9.08%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [24.48k points +10.68%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [49.7k points +4.02%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [21.12k points -4.50%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [48.62k points +1.76%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [30.73k points +38.95%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [69.94k points +46.39%]
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 Mode AVX multithread  [49.8k points +4.24%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [22.18k points +0.27%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [44.31k points -7.27%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [22.25k points +0.60%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [52.13k points +9.10%]
 Mode AVX monothread  [33.86k points +53.08%]
 Mode AVX multithread  [53.58k points +12.15%]
          
AVX mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
8.35k [5.36%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
7.92k
This model
7.71k [-2.64%]
7.65k [-3.47%]
7.55k [-4.77%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
18.2k [8.18%]
17.65k [4.92%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
16.82k
This model
16.78k [-0.25%]
16.58k [-1.43%]
15.74k [-6.41%]
15.53k [-7.68%]
15.32k [-8.91%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
8.14k [2.36%]
7.99k [0.38%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
7.96k
This model
7.41k [-6.83%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
20.05k [5.53%]
19.33k [1.74%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
19k
This model
18.75k [-1.30%]
18.12k [-4.64%]
17.42k [-8.34%]
16.8k [-11.59%]
16.3k [-14.20%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
3.11k [0.63%]
3.1k [0.20%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
3.09k
This model
3.05k [-1.31%]
2.97k [-4.00%]
2.95k [-4.64%]
2.91k [-5.94%]
2.88k [-6.78%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
8.42k [9.26%]
7.98k [3.58%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
7.7k
This model
7.39k [-4.10%]
7.38k [-4.21%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
3.27k [3.79%]
3.25k [3.23%]
3.15k [0.15%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
3.15k
This model
3.08k [-2.19%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
4.29k [0.98%]
4.28k [0.65%]
Intel Core i3-3120M
4.25k
This model
4.24k [-0.17%]
4.18k [-1.55%]

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