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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-990X is 557 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield V than Pentium G2120 - 212 vs 209 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $29.25 vs $130.17
- Up to 76% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i7-990X - $0.16 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 55 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
212
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.68/FPS
23.52941176470588%
Price, €
€144.49
22%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
209
98.58490566037736%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€32.47
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Updated 6156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
93.09734513274336%
Multi-Core
922
35.11043412033511%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Gulftown | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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