Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5500U outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5500U is 909 days newer than Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Performs up to 4% better in Valorant than Pentium G2120 - 721 vs 690 FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Pentium G2120 - 15 vs 55 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5500U | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Broadwell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
15 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
