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Intel Core i3 2100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 2100
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Intel Core i3 2120 Cpu
Intel Core i3 2120
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Intel Pentium G4560 Cpu
Intel Pentium G4560
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2 editorial reviews
Does the budget Sandy Bridge processor provide enough features?Read more
The Intel i3 2100 is an introductory CPU in its new 2nd generation lineup and users looking for a low price all in one solution will find a decent one to be found in this silicon.Read 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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4 editorial reviews
Hyper-Threading in a Pentium? It's blasphemy, and also pretty cool.Read more
Set at 3.5GHz, the Pentium G4560 is poised to be the bargain CPU of 2017. It's only 200MHz slower than the much loved Core i3-6100, amazing news...Read more
Kaby Lake's improved transistors allow Intel to clock its Pentium CPUs a few hundred megahertz higher. More important, though, the company arms them with Hyper-Threading technology. We test the Pentium G4620 and G4560 models to gauge their value.Read more
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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketLGA 1155LGA 1155LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Number of cores222
Number of threads444
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W54.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIDMIDMI3
Idle statesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 2000Intel HD Graphics 2000Intel HD Graphics 610
On-board graphics adapter base frequency850.0 MHz850.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheL3
N/A
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1066
  • 1333
N/A
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)21.0 GB/s21.0 GB/s
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDual

Thermals

Thermal specification156.38 °F156.38 °F212.0 °F
Cooler included
N/A
N/A
yes

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes161616
Supported instruction setsAVXAVX
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Scalability
N/A
N/A
1S

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