Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2100 is a better bang for your buck. 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
- Up to 6% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G2120 - $0.31 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-2100 - 157 vs 156 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-2100 - 55 vs 65 Watts
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Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2100 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
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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 |