Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-2120T can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120T CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i3-2120T CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 8.98

Overall Rank:
4161st fastest in multithreading out of 6045 CPUs
3591st fastest in single threading out of 6045 CPUs
1155th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $175.00 USD (2024-11-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1572

Single Thread Rating

1176

Samples: 147*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,183
Thread: 1,297

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	7,400 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,880 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,870 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	275.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,000 KBytes/Sec
Physics	221 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,421 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,176 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$175.00 USD	Buy Now!

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,189
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,053
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,572

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		175.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		98.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.55
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		8.98
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,176

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3563860 - Jul 03 2026		1397
BL3563463 - Jul 03 2026		1682
BL3336624 - Mar 09 2026		1710
BL2910111 - Sep 15 2025		1684
BL2723097 - Jun 26 2025		1706

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		1,572
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,864 (+18.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,872 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i3-3220T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,958 (+24.6%)
AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,861 (+18.4%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,804 (+14.8%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,645 (+4.7%)
AMD Phenom II X3 710 vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,560 (-0.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,453 (-7.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,321 (-16.0%)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,180 (-24.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2120T		2,433 (+54.8%)
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-2120T		1,994 (+26.8%)

Is the Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,681
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,492
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz		409

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