We are benchmarking the Intel Core i3 2120 CPU against the AMD Phenom II X2 560 CPU. The Intel Core i3 2120 is clocked at 3300Mhz while the AMD Phenom II X2 560 is clocked at 3300Mhz. The Intel Core i3 2120 supports MMX+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, EM64T, VT-X AND AVX. A big disadvantage for the Intel Core i3 2120 is the 3MB Level 3 Cache while the AMD Phenom II X2 560 has 6MB Level 3 Cache. We will be using Benchmarks for testing the Intel Core i3 2120 and AMD Phenom II X2 560 which are:- Cinebench, Geekbench, Novabench and Nuclearus. Games are Hawk 2 and Lost Planet 2. The AMD Phenom II X2 560 is Dual Core so it's going to be as interesting fight for the Intel Core i3 2120 which is also Dual Core.



Link: UltimateHardware