Intel HD 2000 vs HD 3000 WEI score and comments.

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Thought this might be of use to SFF guys.

I recently went from a i3-2120 > i3-2125.

They both have the same specs bar the 2120 has HD2000 and the 2125 the more powerful HD3000.

These are the difference in windows experience index. I know this is not the be all and end all but its the only thing i remembered to do before swapping.

i3-2120 3.3Ghz HD 2000.

i3-2125 3.3Ghz HD 3000.

I decided to upgrade as the HD 2000 was really not allowing playable framerates on tribes ascend on 1024/768. It ran 20-30 fps but after upgrade its now mostly 30-45 fps.

This is not going to be able to play the latest and greatest games out and high resolutions but it does allow atleast playable framerates. Im very impressed by how cool and quiet the CPU runs while giving decent performance. I ran a stock Q9450 before and the i3 feels like a good upgrade.

 

[jkkc313]

it would be nice if you have some quick sync comparison results as `i wanna know the difference it makes

 

[Tute]

I think if I was going to game on Intel HD graphics i'd always try to get the 3000. I mean it's not like you have to stump up for an expensive K series CPU anymore, and it just makes games a lot more playable (although you could argue that AMD are the way to go here).