Intel Core i3-2120T vs AMD A8-3800

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2120T and AMD A8-3800 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i3-2120T

AMD A8-3800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1167 vs 1044
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 466 vs 338

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs June 2011
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167 vs 1044
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466 vs 338

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3800

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2041 vs 1562
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1184 vs 1038

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2041 vs 1562
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1184 vs 1038

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2120T
CPU 2: AMD A8-3800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

1044

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

2041

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

466

338

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1038

1184

Name	Intel Core i3-2120T	AMD A8-3800
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167	1044
PassMark - CPU mark	1562	2041
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466	338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1038	1184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.305

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2120T	AMD A8-3800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Llano
Launch date	September 2011	June 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2791	2784
Price now	$113
Processor Number	i3-2120T
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)