Intel Core i3-2120T vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2120T and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1165 vs 617
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1528 vs 972
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2011 vs November 2006
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1165 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark 1528 vs 972

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2120T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1165
617
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1528
972
Name Intel Core i3-2120T AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark 1165 617
PassMark - CPU mark 1528 972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 466
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1038
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

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2120T AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Windsor
Launch date September 2011 November 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $50 $500
Place in performance rating 2786 2806
Price now $113 $499.50
Processor Number i3-2120T
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.24 0.88
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 235 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.0°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 504 million 227 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333 DDR1

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 F
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 125 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)