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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-2120 outperforms Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-2120 is 91 days older than Pentium G840.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Performs up to 1% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Pentium G840 - 177 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.05/FPS
100%
Price, £
£9.41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
BQTEC Intel Core i3-2120 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155
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Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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