Intel Core i3-2120T vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2120T and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 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).

Intel Core i3-2120T

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1162 vs 644
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1524 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs October 2007
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1162 vs 644
PassMark - CPU mark	1524 vs 570

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2120T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1162

644

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1524

570

Name	Intel Core i3-2120T	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1162	644
PassMark - CPU mark	1524	570
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 X2 BE-2300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2011	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2786	2782
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	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	154 million
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 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)