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Core i9-7980XE vs Pentium G2120

Core i9-7980XE vs Pentium G2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 1824 days newer than Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G2120 - 145 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 36 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 55 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
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Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

145

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

122

84.13793103448276%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£14.21

100%

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

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In Stock

Updated 77383 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

100%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

35.18394648829432%

Multi-Core

922

7.937327823691461%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Intel Core i9-7980XE

vs
Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Intel Pentium G2120

Sep 1st, 2017
Release DateSep 3rd, 2012
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionPentium
SkylakeCodenameIvy Bridge
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores2
36
Threads2
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
165 WTDP
55 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
26.0xMultiplier
31.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD
Yes
OverclockableNo

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