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Pentium G2120 vs Core i7-4790K

Pentium G2120 vs Core i7-4790K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Intel BX80637G2120 CPU Intel Pentium D G2120, 3.10 GHz, 3 MB Cache, LGA1155, Nero

Buy for 106.09 on Amazon

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Updated 75678 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 236.17 on Amazon

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Updated 75679 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Intel BX80637G2120 CPU Intel Pentium D G2120, 3.10 GHz, 3 MB Cache, LGA1155, Nero

Buy for 106.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75678 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-4790K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 236.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75679 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 605 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - €106.09 vs €236.17
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 55 vs 88 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K

  • Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G2120 - 142 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

122

85.91549295774648%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€106.09

100%

Intel BX80637G2120 CPU Intel Pentium D G2120, 3.10 GHz, 3 MB Cache, LGA1155, Nero

Buy for 106.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75678 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

142

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€236.17

44%

FPS Winner

Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Buy for 236.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75679 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

37.92357606344628%

Multi-Core

922

20.983158852981337%

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo
Core i7-4790K

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4394

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Intel Pentium G2120

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Intel Core i7-4790K Logo

Intel Core i7-4790K

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
May 1st, 2014
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
2Threads
8
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
55 W
TDP88 W
22 nmProcess Size22 nm
31.0xMultiplier
40.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
NoOverclockable
Yes

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