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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 2602 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 14% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G2120 - 225 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 36 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €110.81 vs €1336.05
- Up to 91% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10980XE - €0.56 vs €5.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 55 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
225
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.94/FPS
9%
Price, €
€1336.05
8%
FPS Winner
Processore Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz - 24,75 MB di cache - Velocità di overclock 4,60 GHz - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 thread
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Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
197
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€110.81
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80637G2120 CPU Intel Pentium D G2120, 3.10 GHz, 3 MB Cache, LGA1155, Nero
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Pentium |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 2 |
36 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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