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In short — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $28.14 vs $73.11
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 12% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G2120 - 87 vs 78 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
35.83106267029973%
Multi-Core
922
18.476953907815634%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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