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Core i5-8500 vs Pentium G2120

Core i5-8500 vs Pentium G2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74529 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Intel Pentium G2120 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 3.1 GHz 3M 55W LGA1155

Buy for £14.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74528 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74529 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Intel Pentium G2120 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 3.1 GHz 3M 55W LGA1155

Buy for £14.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74528 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 1990 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Performs up to 8% better in F1 22 than Pentium G2120 - 275 vs 254 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £14.21 vs £107.14
  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

275

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£107.14

13%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £107.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74529 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

254

92.36363636363636%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£14.21

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 3.1 GHz 3M 55W LGA1155

Buy for £14.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74528 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

37.92357606344628%

Multi-Core

922

19.03385631709331%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

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Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Intel Pentium G2120

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateSep 3rd, 2012
Core i5CollectionPentium
Coffee LakeCodenameIvy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads2
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
55 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
31.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD
NoOverclockableNo

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