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In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 217 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G2120 - 149 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $38.03 vs $51.18
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 55 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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