i3-2120 vs Pro A12-8800B

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Aggregate performance score

Pro A12-8800B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.62
+31.7%
Core i3-2120
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.23

Pro A12-8800B outperforms Core i3-2120 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20962322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency4.381.79
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)20 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistors3100 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/DDR3L-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 2000
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A12-8800B and Core i3-2120.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro A12-8800B 1.62
+31.7%
i3-2120 1.23

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pro A12-8800B 2580
+31.9%
i3-2120 1956

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pro A12-8800B 526
+5.8%
i3-2120 497

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pro A12-8800B 1141
+11.6%
i3-2120 1022

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 1.23
Recency 3 June 2015 20 February 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 65 Watt

Pro A12-8800B has a 31.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

The Pro A12-8800B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2120 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pro A12-8800B is a notebook processor while Core i3-2120 is a desktop one.


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