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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 3410 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €110.81 vs €214.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-12500 - €0.56 vs €0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 22% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G2120 - 241 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
197
81%
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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Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G2120 or Core i5-12500
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
79 FPS
€8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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