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In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 561 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Up to 6% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $49.0 vs $52.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 3% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-2100 - 245 vs 237 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-2100 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100
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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
Very High
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2100 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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