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MSRP in USD: $122

Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-9100 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 i3-9100 is 2189 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100

Performs up to 12% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G2120 - 176 vs 157 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

Up to 64% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - $52.0 vs $145.0
Up to 60% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-9100 - $0.33 vs $0.82 per FPS
Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-9100 - 55 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-9100	vs	Intel Pentium G2120
Sep 1st, 2018	Release Date	Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3	Collection	Pentium
Coffee Lake	Codename	Ivy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
3.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.1 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	55 W
14 nm	Process Size	22 nm
36.0x	Multiplier	31.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD
No	Overclockable	No

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Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100

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TOP 5 Games

Grand Theft Auto V

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

League of Legends

Valorant

Fortnite

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