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In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 97% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $38.03 vs $1096.03
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 55 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- 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 - 36 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
37.04225352112676%
Multi-Core
922
8.210151380231522%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 18 |
| 2 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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