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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 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 G3258 is 1198 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 G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i3-2120 - 117 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - $51.36 vs $169.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i3-2120 - $0.44 vs $1.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-2120 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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