Celeron G4920 vs i3-2120

Place in the ranking	2322	2114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	3.61
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	1.79	2.91
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)	3 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G4920 has 2479% better value for money than i3-2120.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2000	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

i3-2120 1.23

Celeron G4920 1.57
+27.6%

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.

i3-2120 1956

Celeron G4920 2500
+27.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.23	1.57
Integrated graphics card	0.55	1.89
Recency	20 February 2011	3 April 2018
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt

i3-2120 has 100% more threads.

Celeron G4920, on the other hand, has a 27.6% higher aggregate performance score, 243.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G4920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2120 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2120 and Celeron G4920, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.