Intel Core i3-2120
VS
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Intel Core i3-2120
VS
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i3-2120 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i3-2120 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.30 GHz
Frequency
2.30 GHz
2
CPU Cores
2
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
3.20 GHz
4
CPU Threads
2
No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores)
2.30 GHz
Yes
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
No

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Core i3-2120 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050U. 

Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU name
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
0.85 GHz
GPU frequency
1.10 GHz
1.10 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
6
Generation
8
10.1
DirectX Version
12
6
Execution units
3
48
Shader
192
--
Max. Memory
2 GB
2
Max. displays
3
32 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q1/2011
Release date
Q1/2018

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
No
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
No
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333
Memory type
DDR4-2400
32 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
2.0
PCIe version
3.0
16
PCIe lanes
8

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

65 W
TDP
15 W
--
Tjunction max.
95 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
12 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

3.00 MB
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
32 nm
Technology
14 nm
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Dali (Zen+)
VT-x, VT-x EPT
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
LGA 1155
Socket
FP5
Q1/2011
Release date
Q1/2020
ca. 120 $
Market price

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i3-2120
2.5 Out of 2 CpusData Score AMD Athlon Silver 3050U