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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 3705 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - £9.41 vs £109.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 5600G - £0.06 vs £0.6 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 11% better in God of War than Core i3-2120 - 181 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
163
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£9.41
100%
Value Winner
BQTEC Intel Core i3-2120 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Ryzen 5 5600G
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
£18.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
£42.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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