Intel Core i3 2nd Generation (Sandy Bridge) - 11 Years Later!

Testing the Intel Core i3 2120 in 2022!
⏱ Timestamps ⏱
Intro, Specs, Stuff - 0:00
Forza Horizon 5 - 2:38
CSGO - 4:38
Cyberpunk 2077 - 6:21
GTA 5 - 7:33
COD Warzone - 10:03
Elden Ring - 11:05
Valorant - 12:32
Apex Legends - 14:35
Minecraft - 16:07
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 18:40
Fortnite - 19:49
Battlefield V - 22:24
PUBG Battlegrounds - 24:05
Conclusion - 25:36
🔧 SPECS 🔧
◽️ Intel Core i3 2120 3.3GHz - 2 cores 4 threads
◾️ Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB
◾️ RAM - 16GB DDR3 1333MHz (2x8GB) Dual Channel
◽️ OS - Windows 10 Pro
◽️ SSD - Crucial MX500 1TB
◾️ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3 rev 1.0
◾️ PSU - Seasonic Core 650W 80+ Gold
◾️ Case - no case
🎥 Recorded with a capture card and another PC for no FPS loss.
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[@Copeur]

When it freezes feels like you're walking with a grand pa and he stops to take a breath because you're walking too fast for him

[@gabbythegamer79]

Same goes with pc components what a coincidence lol

[@pasionlamadrid4240]

@@gabbythegamer79 PC components can actually be linked with parts of the body too Hard disk/storage = brain RAM = stomach (temporary storage) GPU = eyes CPU = also the brain System = DNA etc...

[@Crazyfellow2005]

@@pasionlamadrid4240 what about skeleton=PC Case ;)

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@pasionlamadrid4240 You actually don't need storage, You can make OS storage out of ram but you have to install it every restart

[@user-sk3nf2vv4p]

@@frozenturbo8623 So that means we need OS storage got it

[@augusL]

I like how the gpu is just chilling while the cpu is doing all the work

[@fired777]

It's been 11 years since 2nd gen?? HOLY SHIT...I remember playing a lot flash games on my uncles first gen i5...I miss him

[@zWORMzGaming]

Time flies!

[@fired777]

Yup..

[@forestfaint9269]

The good old days. My sister still has her 2nd generation intel i3 2120 pc that she got in 2011. She is planning to replace it after she gets her first job

[@fired777]

@@forestfaint9269 oh damn...

[@m1n5dmcs]

bruh that cpu i used to comment now

[@gaurang3186]

I've been watching your stuff since so long, always bringing something new... much love man and support ❤❤❤🔥🔥

[@zWORMzGaming]

Thank you very much 😁💪💪

[@Crazyfellow2005]

@@zWORMzGaming you should do i7 3rd gen or 6th gen.

[@GamerFahad631]

@@zWORMzGaming PLEASE PLEASE DO THE TEST OF I7-7500U LAPTOP

[@Lforlevi]

@@zWORMzGaming bro I suffer that stutter and lag always I don't even have graphics card.

[@raxo6562]

Love to see CPUs being tested and I'm looking forward for more, like the Ryzen 3 2200g or an Intel from the 4th generation🙂

[@tyleridek9282]

Love these videos, i keep watching vids to see how the performance on gpus are and i actually got a 2gb gddr5 gt 730 to run without crashing at +260 on memory and core overclock

[@evenblackercrow4476]

You have a great sense for interesting test comparisons. Thanks

[@andrejtot1]

Still using the i3-2100 and gt620. Valorant runs 60+ but stutters a lot and minecraft runs much better with optifine and lower settings. It's really nice to see someone testing older stuff and not only latest and greatest PC components.

[@user-ok6oj1vz3t]

Dunno why but I really like the small bit that he puts the CPU in the board and adds thermal paste and so. Would like to see more of that in future videos

[@tunat4180]

its pretty impressive how strong the cpu actually is. it also shows how important a good gpu is

[@aquss33]

that cpu when it's using intergrated graphics and an hdd to start windows can't even run itself, it gets like 10 fps in terraria with a 1440x900 screen and everything lowest... It's amazing how much a difference an ssd and a gpu can make to an old cpu that's near free at this point

[@zeyshy]

@@aquss33 near free where bro XDDDDDD

[@aquss33]

@@zeyshy it's like 8€ used, the cpu is 10 years old and a dual core... I found an i5 2nd gen for 14€, but that i7 is just way too expensive, it's like 95€, who the hell buys stuff like that for that price?

[@valdimircosta8950]

@@zeyshy for rich people

[@pureidiocracy1636]

@@zeyshy5 usd on eBay, I literally got mine for free tho so he’s not wrong

[@MidnightGeek99]

I had this exact CPU...a century ago. Back then dual core was more than enough for gaming, all you needed was high frequency, and this CPU had it. Also, it was very cheap. I was playing WoW Cataclysm on this beauty :)

[@Aresyaz]

wow is great and im wish that he test them too one day. pls Kryzzp do it:(

[@user-bs1lr8nx1h]

cata did run on a amd xp singel core cpu

[@AK-tf3fc]

I bought it last year for 60 dollars

[@Sand2Go]

I have (and use) an old laptop with a second gen i3. Never really gets to stretch its tiny legs due to either thermal constraints or the graphics of the machine holding it back. For those of you wondering, it was cleaned roughly 6 months ago. And I got it to throttle playing minecraft, right after I cleaned it.

[@TheHunt890]

The latest version of Minecraft is a very memory and CPU intensive game, especially Java edition, the more they add the less optimized it is. If you can, I would recommend trying Minecraft for Windows 10 which I have noticed to run way better on older hardware if you manage to optimize Windows 10 enough. It may not fix your thermal problems though, I'm assuming when you cleaned it you also replaced the thermal paste as well, but even then that only gets you so far.

[@TheReal_Wheel]

Loving the vids 😁

[@neilbuckleyy7242]

This is my current cpu rip💀💀great vid as always man🙏

[@zWORMzGaming]

Thanks mate! Not too bad for old games though!

[@killiboyycurt8627]

Love ur Videos! Greeting from Germany :))

[@m8x425]

Any Sandy Bridge video is a good video. I pulled an i3-2120 out of a Dell Inspiron 620 and replaced it with a Xeon E3-1245. Kinda sad to see the Sandy Bridge platform succumb to obsolescence because it was such a great platform for so many years. The old 2600k can now be found for $30 on ebay, and the i7-2600 for about $25, which are still serviceable. I've upgraded a few Dell Inspiron and Optiplex systems with a Sandy Bridge CPU, and Dell never wrote a BIOS update that makes Ivy Bridge compatible with these Sandy Bridge systems.

[@jayjoeie]

amazing content as always bro!

[@zWORMzGaming]

Thanks bro!

[@jeremymelegrito724]

I love watching ur vids when im eating :> keep upp Kryssp

[@paulgilson2347]

I still use my i7 2637m GT540m laptop for everyday internet surfing and oldschool gaming, I love trying to get modern games running on it for a laugh and your vids definitely help when it comes to what setings to turn down. Don't worry, I've got a gaming PC but I love this little laptop (Alienware M11x)

[@touhamichaoui415]

Still rocking an i7 3770 with a 1070 still serving me well aged like fine wine.

[@zWORMzGaming]

Old i7s don't die!

[@goodboydivyu7295]

@@zWORMzGamingTrue

[@touhamichaoui415]

@@zWORMzGaming Yeah Mr El Kryspo Legends never die!!

[@praneelsinha6211]

Nice setup for 1080p medium gaming

[@goodboydivyu7295]

@@praneelsinha6211Yeah

[@bhxlegend]

I watch your videos daily thanks for awesome content😁

[@gamalmedhat4731]

great video still waiting for the core 2 quad and the core 2 extreme series

[@TheS909]

Thank you bro for checking an i3 2120 and I have to upgrade it to i7 2600 and thank you again

[@zWORMzGaming]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching 😁

[@candidosilva7755]

You managed to put bob invisible on red ded redemption 2. That bug was realy fun to watch.

[@solargamer1]

This was memories with the 2nd gen i was 12 years old working as fuu to get the i7 2600k and a GTX570 i played BF3 this was amazing time my man…..

[@vancedyoutube1086]

Please Make more Videos of Rx 550. Btw. luv your Content ...i watch your videos daily...😀

[@zizzy2671]

my spare pc i dont use anymore since 6 years ago i have this in it thanks for this!

[@MohMed-le2un]

Nice to see old systems and CPUs tested here in my best channel ❤️👍

[@shiraazkarodia]

I got an i5 760 with an rx580..... I would love to see you do some tests in them. I currently play cyberpunk, red dead 2 and other games... actually enjoying it with no stutters. I enjoy your tests so would like to see you test it.

[@yasso205]

Nice video bro always support you

[@awabop4121]

cant belive you tested my gt705 and my i3 thanks :)

[@chin0fran_]

Too many beautiful memories have come across my mind. It was my first ''gaming'' CPU when I was 12 years old back on 2012. I rocked it for like four years maybe? Then I quited gaming and barely touched my PC until last year. On april I bought a new gaming PC and today, actually right now I just finished cleaning up my old i3 sandy bridge to give it to my parents as they not gonna need a master race, lmao. However, it was so nice to remeber those (g)old days, men. Time flies 😪😪😪

[@SoylentGamer]

The minecraft bit reminds me of playing it on library computers in school.

[@Fouwaru]

Hey nice stuff u doin. Maybe u could try out the I5 2500K in Modern Games now

[@txma.]

watching the forza benchmark reminded me of playing gta 5 on the ps3 back in the day. go too fast and you’re suddenly in the void 🗿

[@alypaches4528]

10:17 You defiantly raised your hands and said to everyone below "Thank you, thank you!"

[@adiplayz2593]

Finally i can play some forza on my i3 2120 thanks for testing this

[@DrearierSpider1]

My parents have a Mac all in one desktop/monitor with one of these powering it. We upgraded it with 8GB of RAM and an SSD, and it still does great as a web browsing machine.

[@SaajuPlays]

MY Great Man

[@XBEAST321]

Very Nice Bro Keep It Up

[@3o5ragib]

I had one of these in 2011, was a great cou back then

[@FoxGamesBR]

I love these videos with low-end cpus/gpus

[@SirPaulB]

Hi! Great video! What app are you using in top left corner to monitor live performance values of cpu and gpu load (temp, fps etc) during gaming?

[@goodboydivyu7295]

Lock fps to 30 or 60 it might be playable in Fortnite and it's really great to see these old cpu stuffs

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

Who would wanna play Fortnite at 30fps. The base xbox one from 2013 even runs it at 60.

[@beataoo]

@@JudeTheKZbinPoopersubscribe that has a integrated 4th gen i5 chip so it doesn't bottleneck the graphics much

[@alfonso5177]

@@JudeTheKZbinPoopersubscribe nintendo switch run it at 30 fps

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@beataoo completely wrong what the hell are you talking about lol

[@beataoo]

@@JudeTheKZbinPoopersubscribe oh sorry I did not know you were telling about xbox

[@jayhad1666]

Finally seeing my old bad boy alive again xd

[@nightfall3659]

Hey Kryzzp! Ur content is amazing, you never fail to entertain us with your videos!

[@touderttoudert4243]

Great video ,can u make one with an fx 8350 amd cpu ,Very interest to see the result :)

[@chigg6645]

its kinda sad seeing the state of chips like this one nowadays, especially this particular one, which i rocked for 8 years before swapping to the r5 3600

[@etherealmonk007]

Yeah gaming resource demands went so high .

[@Mist11305]

this cpu have been used by my aunt in 2011 as well but it's the 2100. i remember using it and this is exactly how it performs. she built it for around $500 which may look overpriced but pc components in my country are very expensive even until now. that system literally only has the i3 and a single stick of 2gb ddr3 ram lol.

[@ji-wonseong1623]

I'm amazed it's not even close to being obsolete. I can still achieve daily work tasks with an intel core duo 2 alone.

[@itn-gaming6254]

Bro it is giving me vibes of my old pc with i5 650 processor 🥲. Love from India 🇮🇳 ♥️..

[@gabbythegamer79]

Next time please do a vid about a i5 4590 with its igpu (hd 4600 graphics) also great vid Kryzzp!

[@SrSchaf]

That was my i3!! In pandemic I had an old notebook from 2010 with an Intel i3-m350 with 2C, 4T 2,28ghz with a dedicated GPU AMD Ati Radeon HD 5000 series with 512vram but... it was the FIRST generation of i3 Intel

[@allantorres102]

aeee , gosto muito desses testes de processadores antigos.

[@JohnM89]

Também... são de grande utilidade pública.

[@MorrisChannel4]

it's now good for retro gaming to anything around 2016

[@teckips4137]

I am waiting for this , its going to be fun. Pair this with 1060 u get shocked

[@zWORMzGaming]

It runs literally the same as with the 1080ti

[@lukeadger]

hey kryzzp can you maybe do the i5 6400 next because i dont know what to pair it with since theres not alot of reviews (recently)

[@muhammadusmankhan6761]

I am also using Sandy Bridge CPU but 8 core 16 Xeon e5-2665 and for me it holds very well for my needs.😊😊

[@Rachit0904]

Kryzzp you should take a look at the i7-2600k or i5-2400 in the same games to show how much the benefit will be from upgrading.

[@falandobadheeu8801]

I was using a sandy bridge i3 2350M from 2014-2021 it was in an Asus laptop ! That thing was a beast i was playing old games the likes of MS Flight simulator X, CS Source, Pes 2012 and some old battlefield titles. Also i was running Adobe premiere 2017/Lightroom and Photoshop. I gave up the laptop and upgraded to an Asus Ryzen 4500u in 2021 because as it was aging the screen bleeding got worse and some keys in the keyboard started to fail. But the internals just worked fine !

[@niteshkumar-us4jx]

currently watching with this processor

[@samspencer1085]

13:22 Wth, that was a headshot. The stutter actually helped me... Me, playing on a stutter-mess machine: -First time?

[@MrToasty07]

I'm looking forward to Uncharted 4 a Thief's End for PC. Really looking forward to it :)

[@Lukiel666]

My second system which I use all the time is a G4600 Kaby Lake Pentium, paired with an RX 580. Will be upgrading when AM5 AMD comes out, hopefully DDR5 will come down in price by then.

[@alrightylol]

Still got i7 2600s on my old pc, its holding pretty well pared with AMD WX 7100 pro :D tho 4 cores/8 threads, but low frequency.

[@timunwerner990]

@zWORMz Gaming I think for the Minecraft, the IGpu is rendering rather than the GPU. Have you checked it?

[@matthewkoen6124]

I've still got an i3 4170 and for the games I play with my GTX 750 it works just fine. Modern titles are a complete no go though

[@andrej2948]

i like ur videos a much

[@aste6105]

I have a i7 2640m (2cores and 4 threads) with a GeForce gtx 560ti on e-gpu and fortnite run in 1080p performance mode at 60fps (lock fps) without any freeze it's very impressive...

[@asifulislamh]

😮 wow nice

[@BladeCrew]

Kryzzp could you test the Ryzen 5 1600 af. I would love to see how it performs.

[@Sebalkstian]

19:34 Bob send his half of body to another dimension :D

[@RC360]

Oh hey! We just talked about this on the 4th gen vid. I would have sent you my 2130.

[@Jweboman]

I used to play on i3 2100 till December 2021.

[@spazjackrabbit61]

hey i had the same cpu too until i switched to i5-3330 now that cpu is in my win xp retro rig

[@73d_th3_Master_Of_Shadows]

Reminds me the old days with that old apu i had constant stopping so annoying xD And omg i forgot i had to wait for thesee loading times this video reminded me xD i was staring at the square loading back then xD But i was excited to play mc even with those terrible stutters i was playing 2 chunks and even fancy graphics were giving me more fps than fast? Lol oh gosh the memories from this video are coming back :D

[@zedarkking2815]

hey u used a streaming service in first game right?

[@jeopaulogicana861]

im still using i3 2120 in 2022 paired with Radeon HD 5770, you know its kinda fine

[@JoEy-od9co]

this was my first cpu paired with a 4gb gt 740 sc ahh those were the days lmao

[@stanb1455]

If you have a higher-end motherboard and ram that supports high clockspeeds and tight timings, you could squeeze a wee bit more performance with XMP.

[@DanielCardei]

This CPU truly shows what games are optimised and not based on a future demographic. *It will run ok With RTX 5070*

[@angrysocialjusticewarrior]

Sometimes the hardware that is currently available is too weak to fully allow the user to experience the game in the way the developers ambitioned. So sometimes the dev's create a game where modern hardware can only play at the minimum specs with the hope that future hardware will be able to play the game the way it was actually meant to be played. An example of this is trying to make a game with epic medieval battles where each army is fielding hundreds of troops at its rival. Such a project would leave the game essentially unplayable on an old dual core i3, and barely playable on a quadcore i5 and i7. But then a few years later, cpu's became much more powerful and each cpu line suddenly had more cores and threads (i3 became 4 cores 8 threads, i5 became 6 cores 12 threads, i7 became 8 cores 16 threads). These new cpu's would then allow the project to finally be played the way it was meant to be played (hundreds of warriors fighting on the battlefield at a smooth 60fps+ with no stuttering).

[@sisosaadi]

did you disable the spectre + meltdown patch ? it should give you extra performwance on that CPU ( for me it sometimes made a big differance ) EDIt ; for anyone wondering a GTX 650 1gb wa enough for this CPU with 8GB of DDR3 1333 mhz ram

[@avpgaming4997]

I am currently using this same i3-2120 and I just saw your video get uploaded, so I came to watch it as I wanted to know which games can run 'smoothly' with this processor. Also I am using a Geforce 210 GPU but I want to find out how to enable/disable the iGPU (Intel HD 2000) as pairing these two gives very bad frames in like CS:GO; it doesn't even stay consistent on 30fps and stutters like hell. Thanks for uploading good content as always.......Much support.

[@stanb1455]

What are your computers specifications?(Aside from the CPU and Graphics deceleration unit)

[@fundude53]

i got so many of them out the work IT bin its unreal they worth nothing nowdays but still work great if not running AAA games

[@vinizan]

I still have one HP 4530S with this one, and for normal use is pretty ok, bellow in 50% in web, office and youtube.

[@kozminuznumaiexista]

I had this CPU in combination with GTS 430 and... I was playing Minecraft on 1280x1024 with maximum 40 FPS on...normal maps. And on flat maps, the situation was better, with 60-70 FPS in general.

[@cssplayer222]

If you're gonna test low end cpu's, I would recommend using Sodium in Minecraft since it reduces the cpu overhead by a lot and puts more work onto the GPU.

[@TheHunt890]

I think the point of the video is to show what these processors and GPUs can do without any modifications to modern games. People looking for a nice low budget PC may not be looking for a processor that requires them to do more work in order to use it. What your looking for is an entirely different genre of video entirely, Like "How to use i3-2100 in 2022" not "i3-2100 11 years later"

[@cssplayer222]

@@TheHunt890 Understandable. But I do actually hope he starts using Sodium mod if he ever started to test any low-end CPU's on Minecraft to let people know such mod exist to improve performance.

[@derpyicecookie7278]

kryzzp can i ask what ur msi after burner layout is?

[@ujjwalshots6735]

I'm still using this small kid😆 and it sttutter like hell sometimes in even GTA 5 with GTX 1060 3GB varient

[@KiddyParkerz]

I have this cpu and it runs well on old games :D

[@dimapapik7333]

Cool video dude. Could you please make similar video with Pentium G4560/5600?

[@gamingwithdudealt]

I don't know if its possible anymore, but you should try getting a Geforce 256 and testing that. I'm curious how the first ever GPU will perform

[@biohazard7354]

Bad memories with this cpu, but i can still have fun with him.

[@mercy8453]

I just got this cpu for 2$. Pair it with a h61 itx mainboard I bought online for 15$ to make a mini media PC. It still pretty capable for basic task like browsing the web, watching youtube and movies.

[@The_Twisted_Monk]

I still use this in my HTPC with a HD 7770 1gb... Still going strong. Well it was never strong, but it works.

[@lloydopolentisima1800]

I'm still rocking on my i3-2120 w/ its iGPU, 8 GB DDR3, 120 GB SSD on a Colorful H61 mini ITX mobo as my daily use computer. No games on this one though. I don't feel upgrading the unit as it's way2x more than enough for my current application. Got a Ryzen 5 3600x, 32 GB DDR4, 2 TB SSD (2 x 1 TB) and RX 5700XT (8GB) on an Asrock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4 mobo on my gaming PC and i don't feel upgrading this also for now.

[@Kennephone]

when i was a teenager i used to play gta 5 on a 4th gen i3 with hd4400 graphics. had to play at 800x600 and would still be lucky to hit 30.

[@reex1288]

Is amazing how much of an improvement those sockets get from an i5 and an i7 instead of a i3. A i5 3570 would rush all those games at 60 fps easily! , investing in a higher tier cpu back in the day was a real deal, nowdays you are fine with an i3 12th

[@MasoMathiou]

Certainly not 60FPS "easily". I can't get a solid 60 FPS in cyberpunk and other recent AAA games with an i7 4770K (4.4Ghz).

[@weelebaseknowles4410]

I had a old Mac book pro with a dual core sandbrige I am glade it’s gone

[@shahabuddeen2041]

this is still my daily runner and honestly its not the worst thing in the world although 2 cores 4 threads does get old it runs valorant just fine