AMD A8-7050 vs Intel Core i3-2120

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7050 and Intel Core i3-2120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A8-7050

Intel Core i3-2120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7050

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 65 Watt
82.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.049 vs 0.073
6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 217.952 vs 35.45
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.619 vs 0.227

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.049 vs 0.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	217.952 vs 35.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.619 vs 0.227

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120

2 more threads: 4 vs 2

Number of threads	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7050
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2120

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.049

0.073

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

217.952

35.45

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.619

0.227

Name	AMD A8-7050	Intel Core i3-2120
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.049	0.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	217.952	35.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.619	0.227
PassMark - Single thread mark		1510
PassMark - CPU mark		1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		577
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1265
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7050	Intel Core i3-2120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bald Eagle	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1695	2905
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$95
Price now		$30
Processor Number		i3-2120
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		38.51
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	100 MHz	5 GT/s DMI
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	69.1°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
VID voltage range	1.012 V
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.3 GHz
Transistor count		504 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3 (906)	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)