Intel Core i3-2120 vs Intel Core i5-680

What is the difference between Intel Core i3-2120 and Intel Core i5-680. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

560Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score550
1251Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1244
1900PassMark CPU Mark Rating2593
1515PassMark Single Thread Rating1577

Processor Specs

Intel Core i3-2120ProcessorIntel Core i5-680
3300 MHzFrequency3600 MHz
Maximum Frequency3860 MHz
2Cores2
4Threads4
65 WTDP73 W
Intel HD Graphics 2000GPUIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Sandy BridgeCodenameClarkdale
FCLGA1155PackageFCLGA1156

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

607Single-Core Score540
1186Multi-Core Score812
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Home Single Language (64-bit)Operating SystemManjaro Linux
ECS H61H2-M13ModelDell Inc. Inspiron 580
ECS H61H2-M13MotherboardDell Inc. 0C2KJT
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i3-2120NameIntel Core i5-680
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5
3.29 GHzBase Frequency3.60 GHz
3292 MHzMaximum Frequency
Socket 1155 LGAPackage
Sandy BridgeCodename
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2
256 KB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 2
3.00 MB x 1L3 Cache4.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

4.00 GBSize11.50 GB
532 MHzFrequency
DDR3 SDRAMType
2Channels

Geekbench 5 result (single)

607Single-Core Score540
70Crypto Score626
622Integer Score538
665Floating Point Score 531
70
122.0 MB/sec
AES-XTS626
1.07 GB/sec
617
3.12 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)489
2.47 MB/sec
666
31.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression692
32.7 Mpixels/sec
626
1.76 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)570
1.61 MTE/sec
613
719.5 KElements/sec
HTML5556
652.4 KElements/sec
611
191.4 Krows/sec
SQLite311
97.5 Krows/sec
644
35.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering482
26.1 Mpixels/sec
603
192.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering533
169.9 KB/sec
615
4.79 Klines/sec
Clang670
5.22 Klines/sec
606
7.02 images/sec
Camera658
7.63 images/sec
531
664.0 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics393
492.3 Kpairs/sec
670
4152.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics829
5138.2 FPS
555
30.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur476
26.2 Mpixels/sec
680
5.24 images/sec
Face Detection648
4.99 images/sec
672
16.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection647
15.9 Mpixels/sec
1019
50.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting969
47.5 Mpixels/sec
1177
16.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR1272
17.3 Mpixels/sec
773
620.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing695
558.3 Kpixels/sec
472
4.23 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion349
3.13 Kpixels/sec
572
18.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition320
10.2 Words/sec
495
19.1 images/sec
Machine Learning153
5.90 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1186Multi-Core Score812
159Crypto Score770
1343Integer Score795
1016Floating Point Score 857
159
277.2 MB/sec
AES-XTS770
1.31 GB/sec
1786
9.03 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)851
4.31 MB/sec
1713
81.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression775
36.7 Mpixels/sec
1314
3.70 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)729
2.06 MTE/sec
1198
1.41 MElements/sec
HTML5735
862.9 KElements/sec
1440
451.2 Krows/sec
SQLite578
181.2 Krows/sec
1487
80.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering803
43.6 Mpixels/sec
1261
401.6 KB/sec
Text Rendering661
210.7 KB/sec
1159
9.03 Klines/sec
Clang1171
9.12 Klines/sec
946
11.0 images/sec
Camera1004
11.6 images/sec
777
971.6 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics508
635.0 Kpairs/sec
1365
8459.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1045
6472.9 FPS
705
38.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur620
34.1 Mpixels/sec
991
7.63 images/sec
Face Detection825
6.35 images/sec
1128
27.8 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection982
24.2 Mpixels/sec
1619
79.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1022
50.2 Mpixels/sec
1962
26.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1487
20.3 Mpixels/sec
1546
1.24 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1251
1.00 Mpixels/sec
714
6.40 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion776
6.95 Kpixels/sec
767
24.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition900
28.8 Words/sec
532
20.6 images/sec
Machine Learning516
19.9 images/sec