Intel Core i3-2120 vs Intel Celeron 2.70

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2120 and Intel Celeron 2.70 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i3-2120

Intel Celeron 2.70

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 66.8 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1510 vs 593
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1956 vs 245

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs September 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 66.8 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510 vs 593
PassMark - CPU mark	1956 vs 245

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.70

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 69.1°C

Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 69.1°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2120
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.70

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1510

593

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

245

Name	Intel Core i3-2120	Intel Celeron 2.70
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510	593
PassMark - CPU mark	1956	245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	577
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1265
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	35.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2120	Intel Celeron 2.70
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Northwood
Launch date	February 2011	September 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$95
Place in performance rating	2894	2856
Price now	$30
Processor Number	i3-2120
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	38.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	128 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	55 million
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	66.8 Watt
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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)