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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-6300 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 i3-6300 is 1093 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Performs up to 20% better in Rust than Pentium G2120 - 189 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Pentium G2120 - 51 vs 55 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i3-6300 - $40.0 vs $68.02
- Up to 31% better value when playing Rust than Core i3-6300 - $0.25 vs $0.36 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
69.44444444444444%
Price, $
$68.02
58%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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In Stock
Updated 243 minutes ago
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
157
83.06878306878306%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$40
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
Buy for $40 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 243 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
41.679873217115684%
Multi-Core
922
36.313509255612445%
Intel Core i3-6300 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
51 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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