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In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 Ryzen 5 3500X is 2577 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 13% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G2120 - 88 vs 78 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $52.0 vs $125.0
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
33.826366559485535%
Multi-Core
922
15.760683760683762%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Matisse | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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