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Pentium G2120 vs Core i7-8700K

Pentium G2120 vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

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

Buy for £14.21 on Amazon

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Updated 74886 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

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Updated 74887 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

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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 74886 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74887 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1858 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Up to 92% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £14.21 vs £181.02
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 55 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 29% better in Rust than Pentium G2120 - 203 vs 157 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

157

77.33990147783251%

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 74886 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

203

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£181.02

7%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74887 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

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Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

33.24905183312263%

Multi-Core

922

14.310103988825082%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Intel Pentium G2120

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Intel Core i7-8700K

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.7 GHz
55 W
TDP95 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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