Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 605 days newer than Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 55 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 48% better in FIFA 23 than Pentium G2120 - 147 vs 99 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
43.07944307944308%
Multi-Core
922
23.935617860851504%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
