Intel Core i3-2120T vs Intel Celeron E3300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2120T and Intel Celeron E3300 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

Intel Celeron E3300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1167 vs 918
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1562 vs 809
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 466 vs 308
Around 92% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1038 vs 541

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs August 2009
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167 vs 918
PassMark - CPU mark	1562 vs 809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466 vs 308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1038 vs 541

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3300

Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 65.0°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 65.0°C
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2120T
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1167

918

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1562

809

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

466

308

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1038

541

Name	Intel Core i3-2120T	Intel Celeron E3300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1167	918
PassMark - CPU mark	1562	809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466	308
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1038	541
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	Intel Celeron E3300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2011	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$70
Place in performance rating	2791	2802
Price now	$113	$57.38
Processor Number	i3-2120T	E3300
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.24	7.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	82 mm
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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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	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	LGA775
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)