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AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i3-2120

WINNER
A
20.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-2120
20Inno Score
20Single-core20
20.9Multi-core20
20Gamingspec-based20
8 spec wins — AMD Athlon 200GE1 spec wins — Intel Core i3-2120

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Athlon 200GE scores 20.4 against 20 for Intel Core i3-2120. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Athlon 200GE edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Athlon 200GE

  • 108% higher PassMark: 4,100 vs 1,972
  • 100% higher L2 cache: 1 MB vs 1 MB
  • 56% lower process: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 50% higher PCIe version: 3 vs 2
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 35 W vs 65 W
  • Lower launch price: $55 vs $138

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-2120

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Athlon 200GE versus Intel Core i3-2120
SpecAMD Athlon 200GEIntel Core i3-2120
Announced20182011
SocketAM4LGA1155
Process14 nm+56%32 nm
Base TDP35 W+46%65 W
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
Cooler included—Yes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Athlon 200GE versus Intel Core i3-2120
SpecAMD Athlon 200GEIntel Core i3-2120
Cores22
Performance cores—2
Efficiency cores—0
Threads44
Base clock3.2 GHz3.3 GHz+3%
Boost clock—3.3 GHz
L2 cache1 MB+100%1 MB
L3 cache4 MB+33%3 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Athlon 200GE versus Intel Core i3-2120
SpecAMD Athlon 200GEIntel Core i3-2120
iGPURadeon Vega 3Intel HD Graphics 2000
iGPU clock1,000 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Athlon 200GE versus Intel Core i3-2120
SpecAMD Athlon 200GEIntel Core i3-2120
Memory supportDDR4-2667DDR3-1333
Max memory—32 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Athlon 200GE versus Intel Core i3-2120
SpecAMD Athlon 200GEIntel Core i3-2120
PCIe version3+50%2
CPU PCIe lanes—16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Athlon 200GE versus Intel Core i3-2120
SpecAMD Athlon 200GEIntel Core i3-2120
Geekbench 6 (single)—780Bottom 1%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,600Bottom 1%
PassMark4,100+108%Bottom 3%1,972Bottom 1%
PassMark (single thread)1,791+19%Bottom 2%1,499Bottom 1%

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