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Pentium G2120 vs Core i7-12700KF

Pentium G2120 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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

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Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £221.29 on Amazon

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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

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Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £221.29 on Amazon

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 3349 days newer than Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Pentium G2120

  • Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 55 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 12% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G2120 - 334 vs 297 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

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Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

297

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

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Out of Stock

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

334

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.66/FPS

100%

Price, £

£221.29

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £221.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2 minutes ago

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Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

21%

Multi-Core

922

7%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Pentium G2120

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo

Core i7-12700KF

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
2Threads
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
31.0xMultiplier
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable

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