Intel Core i3-2120 vs Intel Core i3-3240T

Core i3-2120 vs Core i3-3240T comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-2120 beats the Core i3-3240T in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-3240T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-2120 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i3-3240T. The Core i3-3240T outputs less heat than Core i3-2120 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-2120 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.