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In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1858 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium G2120 - 204 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £14.21 vs £156.85
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Intel Pentium G2120 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 3.1 GHz 3M 55W LGA1155
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
38.87657058388766%
Multi-Core
922
19.41870261162595%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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