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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 2798 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-2120 - 205 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - $160.74 vs $170.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-2120 - $0.78 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 6 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
191
93.17073170731707%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
87.64044943820225%
Price, $
$170
94%
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
34.12806539509537%
Multi-Core
1035
20.741482965931866%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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