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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 3116 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 10% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium G2120 - 167 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $52.0 vs $115.99
- Up to 51% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-11400F - $0.34 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
49%
Price, $
$115.99
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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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 i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Pentium G2120
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$10.98/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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53 FPS
$20.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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47 FPS
$23.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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34 FPS
$20.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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47 FPS
$17.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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58 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$911
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58 FPS
$18.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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55 FPS
$16.36/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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53 FPS
$23.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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34 FPS
$19.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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