Intel Core i3-2120 vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2120 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 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 Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1509 vs 825
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1956 vs 751
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 577 vs 258
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1265 vs 438

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs December 2007
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509 vs 825
PassMark - CPU mark	1956 vs 751
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	577 vs 258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1265 vs 438

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 69.1°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2120
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1509

825

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

751

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

577

258

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1265

438

Name	Intel Core i3-2120	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509	825
PassMark - CPU mark	1956	751
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	577	258
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1265	438
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 Pentium Dual-Core E2200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	February 2011	December 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$95
Place in performance rating	2893	2901
Price now	$30
Processor Number	i3-2120	E2200
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	38.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	105 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)