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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 is 603 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $38.03 vs $139.46
- Up to 72% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-2600 - $0.24 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 55 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Pentium G2120 - 178 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
177
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€42.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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