Intel Core i3 2120

Intel Core i3 2120 benchmarking by Phoronix.com with samples provided by Intel Corp for future articles.

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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

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Core i3 2120

Changed Processor to Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores).

Core i5 2500K

Changed Processor to Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores).

Intel Core i3 2120OpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)ASRock Z68 Pro3Intel 2nd Generation Core Family4096MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2Intel 2nd Generation Core Family IGPRealtek ALC892DELL P2210HRealtek RTL8111/8168BUbuntu 11.103.1.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.8.2X Server 1.10.2.902 (1.10.3 RC 2)intel 2.16.02.1 Mesa 7.12-devel (git-8f4ec55)GCC 4.6.1ext41920x1080ProcessorsMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIntel Core I3 2120 BenchmarksSystem Logs- Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Core i3 2100Core i3 2120Core i5 2500KResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%134%168%203%237%C-RayApache BenchmarkPostgreSQL pgbenchNAS Parallel Benchmarksx264Smallpt7-Zip CompressionTTSIOD 3D RendererWorld of PadmanOpenArenaFFmpegNexuizWarsowJohn The RipperLAME MP3 EncodingOpenSSL

Intel Core i3 2120openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offwarsow: 1920 x 1080apache: Static Web Page Servingpgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancejohn-the-ripper: Traditional DESjohn-the-ripper: MD5john-the-ripper: Blowfishc-ray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samplesx264: H.264 Video Encodingffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDencode-mp3: WAV To MP3compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: UA.Attsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingCore i3 2100Core i3 2120Core i5 2500K49.2751.3015.9920.1716719.851766.6372.08368266711756759128.4624544.5713.0123.497111148.343363.6817.4754.8749.4351.6716.0920.4017529.451783.4776.55390000012683814114.2623047.1712.2022.057563160.213620.4818.5660.3565.4368.5720.5325.4730994.572927.0783.4043093331367187854.2515471.6110.1320.2511188167.648170.9527.7282.63OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001530456075SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 365.4349.4349.27
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001326395265Min: 65.3 / Avg: 65.43 / Max: 65.6Min: 49.4 / Avg: 49.43 / Max: 49.5Min: 48.9 / Avg: 49.27 / Max: 49.9

World of Padman

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001530456075SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 368.5751.6751.30
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001326395265Min: 67.1 / Avg: 68.57 / Max: 69.4Min: 51.4 / Avg: 51.67 / Max: 51.9Min: 51.2 / Avg: 51.3 / Max: 51.4

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100510152025SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 320.5316.0915.99
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100510152025Min: 20.51 / Avg: 20.53 / Max: 20.57Min: 16.05 / Avg: 16.09 / Max: 16.13Min: 15.97 / Avg: 15.99 / Max: 16.01

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100612182430SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 325.4720.4020.17
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 1920 x 1080Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100612182430Min: 25.4 / Avg: 25.47 / Max: 25.5Min: 20.4 / Avg: 20.4 / Max: 20.4Min: 20 / Avg: 20.17 / Max: 20.3

Apache Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21007K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 128.76, N = 3SE +/- 58.73, N = 3SE +/- 22.09, N = 330994.5717529.4516719.85
OpenBenchmarking.orgRequests Per Second, More Is BetterApache Benchmark 2.2.17Static Web Page ServingCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21005K10K15K20K25KMin: 30834.7 / Avg: 30994.57 / Max: 31249.34Min: 17421.06 / Avg: 17529.45 / Max: 17622.84Min: 16695.37 / Avg: 16719.85 / Max: 16763.94

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21006001200180024003000SE +/- 142.49, N = 6SE +/- 56.93, N = 6SE +/- 19.35, N = 32927.071783.471766.63
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.4TPC-B Transactions Per SecondCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21005001000150020002500Min: 2391.43 / Avg: 2927.07 / Max: 3433.6Min: 1526.26 / Avg: 1783.47 / Max: 1949.1Min: 1745.63 / Avg: 1766.63 / Max: 1805.29

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 210020406080100SE +/- 0.31, N = 4SE +/- 0.78, N = 4SE +/- 0.25, N = 483.4076.5572.08
OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001632486480Min: 82.6 / Avg: 83.4 / Max: 84.1Min: 74.4 / Avg: 76.55 / Max: 77.7Min: 71.7 / Avg: 72.08 / Max: 72.8

John The Ripper

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100900K1800K2700K3600K4500KSE +/- 17704.36, N = 3SE +/- 34947.58, N = 3SE +/- 34531.79, N = 3430933339000003682667
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: Traditional DESCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100700K1400K2100K2800K3500KMin: 4277000 / Avg: 4309333.33 / Max: 4338000Min: 3832000 / Avg: 3900000 / Max: 3948000Min: 3618000 / Avg: 3682666.67 / Max: 3736000

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21003K6K9K12K15KSE +/- 39.17, N = 3SE +/- 7.62, N = 3SE +/- 58.17, N = 3136711268311756
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: MD5Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21002K4K6K8K10KMin: 13620 / Avg: 13671 / Max: 13748Min: 12671 / Avg: 12682.67 / Max: 12697Min: 11642 / Avg: 11755.67 / Max: 11834

OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21002004006008001000SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3878814759
OpenBenchmarking.orgReal C/S, More Is BetterJohn The Ripper 1.7.8Test: BlowfishCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100150300450600750Min: 875 / Avg: 878 / Max: 883Min: 814 / Avg: 814.33 / Max: 815Min: 758 / Avg: 759 / Max: 760

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100306090120150SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 354.25114.26128.46
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 210020406080100Min: 54 / Avg: 54.25 / Max: 54.41Min: 113.06 / Avg: 114.26 / Max: 115.65Min: 128.16 / Avg: 128.46 / Max: 128.81

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 210050100150200250SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3154230245
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21004080120160200Min: 153 / Avg: 153.67 / Max: 155Min: 227 / Avg: 230.33 / Max: 233Min: 244 / Avg: 245.33 / Max: 247

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001632486480SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 371.6147.1744.57
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001428425670Min: 70.74 / Avg: 71.61 / Max: 72.13Min: 46.75 / Avg: 47.17 / Max: 47.44Min: 44.38 / Avg: 44.57 / Max: 44.69

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.2AVI To NTSC VCDCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21003691215SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 310.1312.2013.01
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.8.2AVI To NTSC VCDCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 210048121620Min: 10.12 / Avg: 10.13 / Max: 10.14Min: 12.13 / Avg: 12.2 / Max: 12.27Min: 12.87 / Avg: 13.01 / Max: 13.22

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 5SE +/- 0.10, N = 5SE +/- 0.03, N = 520.2522.0523.49
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Core i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100510152025Min: 20.21 / Avg: 20.25 / Max: 20.28Min: 21.88 / Avg: 22.05 / Max: 22.38Min: 23.41 / Avg: 23.49 / Max: 23.56

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21002K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 27.69, N = 3SE +/- 93.91, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 31118875637111
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21002K4K6K8K10KMin: 11137 / Avg: 11188.33 / Max: 11232Min: 7396 / Avg: 7562.67 / Max: 7721Min: 7105 / Avg: 7111 / Max: 7115

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21004080120160200SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3167.64160.21148.34
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100306090120150Min: 167.38 / Avg: 167.64 / Max: 168.13Min: 160.17 / Avg: 160.21 / Max: 160.23Min: 148.04 / Avg: 148.34 / Max: 148.65

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.ACore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21002K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 169.61, N = 6SE +/- 53.37, N = 3SE +/- 121.26, N = 68170.953620.483363.68
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.ACore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 210014002800420056007000Min: 7429.91 / Avg: 8170.95 / Max: 8572.75Min: 3530.96 / Avg: 3620.48 / Max: 3715.58Min: 2856.98 / Avg: 3363.68 / Max: 3691.75

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ACore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100714212835SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 327.7218.5617.47
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ACore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 2100612182430Min: 27.59 / Avg: 27.72 / Max: 27.81Min: 18.38 / Avg: 18.56 / Max: 18.8Min: 17.42 / Avg: 17.47 / Max: 17.52

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1vPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 210020406080100SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 382.6360.3554.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1vPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingCore i5 2500KCore i3 2120Core i3 21001632486480Min: 81.92 / Avg: 82.63 / Max: 83.31Min: 60.17 / Avg: 60.35 / Max: 60.51Min: 54.5 / Avg: 54.87 / Max: 55.06

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

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 30 August 2011 15:56 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 30 August 2011 18:57 by user phoronix.

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

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 30 August 2011 17:40 by user phoronix.