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Core i3-10320 vs Pentium G2120

Core i3-10320 vs Pentium G2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-10320

3.8 GHz | 4-core

Intel® Core™ i3-10320 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110320

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3796 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3796 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-10320

3.8 GHz | 4-core

Intel® Core™ i3-10320 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110320

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3796 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3796 minutes ago

Availability

Intel® Core™ i3-10320 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110320

Availability

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-10320 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 i3-10320 is 2796 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-10320

Performs up to 16% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G2120 - 262 vs 225 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

Up to 57% cheaper than Core i3-10320 - $52.0 vs $120.0
Up to 50% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i3-10320 - $0.23 vs $0.46 per FPS
Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-10320 - 55 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of Lost Ark.

Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

262

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.46/FPS

50%

Price, $

$120

43%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-10320 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110320

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3796 minutes ago

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

FPS

225

85%

Value, $/FPS

$0.23/FPS

100%

Price, $

$52

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3796 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

133

FPS

108

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

383

FPS

245

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

180

FPS

60

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

228

FPS

213

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

791

FPS

690

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1539

100%

Multi-Core

4626

100%

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Single-Core

526

34%

Multi-Core

922

19%

Intel Core i3-10320	vs	Intel Pentium G2120
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3	Collection	Pentium
Comet Lake	Codename	Ivy Bridge
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
3.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.1 GHz
4.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	55 W
14 nm	Process Size	22 nm
38.0x	Multiplier	31.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD
No	Overclockable	No

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