AMD Athlon X4 750K vs Intel Core i3-2120T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and Intel Core i3-2120T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

Intel Core i3-2120T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1165
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2861 vs 1528
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 466
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1301 vs 1038
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.272 vs 1.611
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.223 vs 0.213

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 1165
PassMark - CPU mark	2861 vs 1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492 vs 466
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301 vs 1038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272 vs 1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223 vs 0.213

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 29.917 vs 12.842

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.917 vs 12.842

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2120T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1165

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2861

1528

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

492

466

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

1038

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.272

1.611

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.842

29.917

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.223

0.213

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Core i3-2120T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1165
PassMark - CPU mark	2861	1528
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492	466
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301	1038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272	1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842	29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223	0.213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Core i3-2120T
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2810	2786
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$113
Processor Number		i3-2120T
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.24
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.60 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		65.0°C
Transistor count		504 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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		650 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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)