Sandy Bridge Monitoring
Intel Core i3 2120 and Intel Core i5 2400S benchmarking by Phoronix.com. This result file looks at the thermal and power consumption performance.


Core i3 2100: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-8f4ec55), Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i3 2120: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-8f4ec55), Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i5 2400S: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-8f4ec55), Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i5 2500K: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Pro3, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGP, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.1.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.8.2, Display Server: X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.16.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-8f4ec55), Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 .. 15.98 |=============================================
Core i3 2120 .. 16.03 |=============================================
Core i5 2400S . 15.81 |============================================
Core i5 2500K . 20.09 |========================================================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 .. MIN: 38.0  AVG: 39.6  MAX: 44.0 
Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 39.0  AVG: 39.8  MAX: 40.0 
Core i5 2400S . MIN: 39.0  AVG: 40.0  MAX: 41.0 
Core i5 2500K . MIN: 40.0  AVG: 41.3  MAX: 42.0 


Nexuiz 2.5.2
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 .. MIN: 45.8  AVG: 46.5  MAX: 54.1 
Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 47.2  AVG: 47.8  MAX: 54.7 
Core i5 2400S . MIN: 50.4  AVG: 51.0  MAX: 52.3 
Core i5 2500K . MIN: 51.5  AVG: 52.2  MAX: 54.0 


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 .. 120.40 |=======================================================
Core i3 2120 .. 113.62 |====================================================
Core i5 2400S . 71.22  |=================================
Core i5 2500K . 53.92  |=========================


C-Ray 1.1
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 .. MIN: 44.0  AVG: 55.8  MAX: 58.0 
Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 45.0  AVG: 54.9  MAX: 56.0 
Core i5 2400S . MIN: 51.0  AVG: 56.0  MAX: 58.0 
Core i5 2500K . MIN: 52.0  AVG: 60.6  MAX: 64.0 


C-Ray 1.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 .. MIN: 69  AVG: 70   MAX: 70 
Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 52  AVG: 70   MAX: 70 
Core i5 2400S . MIN: 51  AVG: 82   MAX: 84 
Core i5 2500K . MIN: 48  AVG: 100  MAX: 105 


CPU Temperature Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Celsius
Core i3 2100 .. MIN: 38.0  AVG: 49.7  MAX: 58.0 
Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 39.0  AVG: 49.6  MAX: 56.0 
Core i5 2400S . MIN: 39.0  AVG: 48.8  MAX: 58.0 
Core i5 2500K . MIN: 40.0  AVG: 51.1  MAX: 64.0 


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Watts
Core i3 2100 .. MIN: 45  AVG: 61   MAX: 70 
Core i3 2120 .. MIN: 47  AVG: 62   MAX: 70 
Core i5 2400S . MIN: 50  AVG: 70   MAX: 84 
Core i5 2500K . MIN: 48  AVG: 77   MAX: 105