Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 Ryzen 9 3900XT is 2864 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 98% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £14.21 vs £603.42
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 55 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium G2120 - 146 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 24 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
30.42220936957779%
Multi-Core
922
9.192422731804587%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
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Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 12 |
2 | Threads | 24 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 105 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |