V-Series V120 vs i3-390M

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i3-390M i3-390M
V-Series V120 V-Series V120

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-390M and V-Series V120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2591not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD V-Series
Power efficiency2.16no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date11 January 2011 (13 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-390M and V-Series V120 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s3200 MHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGAno data
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-390M and V-Series V120 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-390M and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
FMA+-
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-390M and V-Series V120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-390M and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-390M and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-390M and V-Series V120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-390M and V-Series V120.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i3-390M 2829
+51%
V-Series V120 1874

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i3-390M 6405
+242%
V-Series V120 1874

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i3-390M 2811
+195%
V-Series V120 953

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-390M 22.5
+208%
V-Series V120 69.3

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i3-390M 2
+276%
V-Series V120 1

Pros & cons summary

Recency 11 January 2011 12 May 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

i3-390M has an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

V-Series V120, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-390M and V-Series V120. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-390M and V-Series V120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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