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In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms Core i5-2540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 580 days newer than Core i5-2540M.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2540M
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Pentium G2120 - 35 vs 55 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2540M - 108 vs 107 FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2540M
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2540M | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
35 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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