Question Which is better, the i5-2520M or the i3-3120ME ?

[harvyha4ss]

Which is better, the i5-2520M or the i3-3120ME ?

My current CPU is an i5-2520M and it only has Intel HD 3000 iGPU.
I see that the i3-3120ME has Intel HD 4000 iGPU. Is it worth buying?

Please don't recommmend any CPU, I just want to know which is better from those two.

 

[USAFRet]

Is this for your AIO?

Question - h61 to all in one pc

can replace my hm65 all in one pc motherboard into h61 i saw same shop where i bought my all in one pc with hm65 theyre selling all in one pc with h61

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[harvyha4ss]

Is this for your AIO?

Question - h61 to all in one pc

can replace my hm65 all in one pc motherboard into h61 i saw same shop where i bought my all in one pc with hm65 theyre selling all in one pc with h61

forums.tomshardware.com

yes i decided to just replace the cpu not the motherboard

 

[helpstar]

if your laptop is supporting it, the i3-3120me has a slightly better graphics performance and a slightly worse processor performance

 

[harvyha4ss]

if your laptop is supporting it, the i3-3120me has a slightly better graphics performance and a slightly worse processor performance

thanks its same g2 socket i see i3 3120me is only 8usd only here in ph is it worth buying ? from i5 2520m? could it run more smoother than i5 2520m?

 

[helpstar]

what do you wanna do with it?
the BIOS has to support it, if it´s not supporting the ivy bridge CPU, the motherboard will not post/boot

 

[USAFRet]

thanks its same g2 socket i see i3 3120me is only 8usd only here in ph is it worth buying ? from i5 2520m? could it run more smoother than i5 2520m?

Being the same socket does NOT guarantee it will work in your AIO motherboard.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Which is better, the i5-2520M or the i3-3120ME ?

i5 is significantly better.
It has ~ 30% higher boost clock, same 2core/4thread architecture.
i3 doesn't have turbo boost at all.
Integrated graphics performance difference is not significant.

So - it's a downgrade. Absolutely not worth it.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=52229,65698

 

[harvyha4ss]

i5 is significantly better.
It has ~ 30% higher boost clock, same 2core/4thread architecture.
i3 doesn't have turbo boost at all.
Integrated graphics performance difference is not significant.

So - it's a downgrade. Absolutely not worth it.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=52229,65698

but i5 2520m cant run dota 2 and i3 3120me can thats why i want to buy

 

[harvyha4ss]

what do you wanna do with it?
the BIOS has to support it, if it´s not supporting the ivy bridge CPU, the motherboard will not post/boot

thanks a lot thinking about it too so sandy bridge the only cpu supported? btw what if i change whole motherboard buy a modern itx will my all in one pc work with it?> i mean atleast the monitor?

 

[SkyNetRising]

but i5 2520m cant run dota 2 and i3 3120me can thats why i want to buy

What? Who says that?
They're basically the same cpu. Same architecture, same 2core/4thread configuration, just a different manufacturing process (32nm vs 22nm lithography) and i5 has 30% higher boost clock.

If one can't run dota2 then the other won't either.

 

[USAFRet]

thanks a lot thinking about it too so sandy bridge the only cpu supported? btw what if i change whole motherboard buy a modern itx will my all in one pc work with it?> i mean atleast the monitor?

A regular ITX board will not work with your AllInOne.

The AIO is basically a laptop in a little different configuration.

This will not work.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Yes, it's likely the CPU is soldered, so this rules out any CPU change. Getting a new mobo with either of those CPU's is not gonna do anything in terms of gaming performance, if that's what you are looking for. And the cost of which makes 0 (zero) sense.

TBH, if you want better gaming performance, you need to by more performant PC/laptop.

The HD3000/4000 are not good for gaming at all.