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AMD A8 7600 Cpu
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Intel Core i3 2120 Cpu
Intel Core i3 2120
Editiorial reviews
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3.6 out of 5
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AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
With several new product releases over the last few weeks, AMD has been on a mission to gain back market share. While Trinity targeted the entry level crowd with a well rounded family of APUs, their Vishera FX-series firmly targets an enthusiast niche that doesn’t need or want onboard graphics...Read more
Six Piledriver cores at 5GHz? Don't mind if I doRead more
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Page 2 - Intel Core i3-2120 Architecture; Test SystemRead more
Product not yet tested by PCMag editors.Read more
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User rating
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4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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General

Processor socketFM2+AM3+LGA 1155
Component for
N/A
PCPC
Operating modes
N/A
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
N/A
Number of cores462
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
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64
Bus type
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N/A
DMI
Idle states
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N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesnoyes
TypeAMD Radeon R7Not availableIntel HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency720.0 MHz
N/A
850.0 MHz

Memory

Cache1 MB8 MB3 MB
Cache typeL2L3L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2133.0 MHz1866.0 MHz
N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
21.0 GB/s
Memory channels
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Dual

Thermals

Thermal specification160.34 °F158.9 °F156.38 °F
Cooler included
N/A
yes
N/A

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