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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $242
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MSRP in USD: $242
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 4336 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $170.0 vs $244.85
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 68% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i3-2120 - 155 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i3-2120 - $1.58 vs $1.85 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 20 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
92
59.354838709677416%
Value, $/FPS
$1.85/FPS
85.4054054054054%
Price, $
$170
100%
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Updated 358191 minutes ago
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.85
69%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
Buy for $244.85 on Amazon
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Updated 358192 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
20.848938826466917%
Multi-Core
1035
8.383282034667099%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Core i5-13500
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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