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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 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 i5-10400 is 2796 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $38.03 vs $90.66
- Up to 55% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-10400 - $0.22 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium G2120 - 205 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
191
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.22/FPS
100%
Price, €
€42.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Updated 137 minutes ago
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
44%
Price, €
€100.63
41%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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