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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 3410 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 33% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Pentium G2120 - 145 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $52.0 vs $155.67
- Up to 55% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-12400 - $0.48 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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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
Epic
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Pentium G2120
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
64 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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48 FPS
$13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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57 FPS
$15.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$899
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64 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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64 FPS
$23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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57 FPS
$19.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,119.99
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57 FPS
$16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$949
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48 FPS
$17.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
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57 FPS
$18.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,078.61
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57 FPS
$23.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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