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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G2120 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G2120 is 561 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- 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 Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-2120 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - $52.0 vs $169.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-2120 - $0.27 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-2120 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | 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 |
3.3 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 |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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