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Pentium G2120 vs Core i5-12400F

Pentium G2120 vs Core i5-12400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3410 days newer than Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 55 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F

  • Performs up to 93% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G2120 - 474 vs 245 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

245

51.68776371308017%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

474

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$209.08

100%

FPS Winner

INTEL CORE I5-12400F DESKTOP 6P+0E CORES UP to 4.4 GHZ-MM#99ARGP

Buy for CA$209.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65401 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

24.007302601551803%

Multi-Core

922

10.347923681257015%

Intel Core i5-12400F Logo
Core i5-12400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2191

100%

Multi-Core

8910

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Intel Pentium G2120

vs
Intel Core i5-12400F Logo

Intel Core i5-12400F

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
55 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Pentium G2120 or Core i5-12400F

Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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