Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590S outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590S is 605 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Performs up to 107% better in League of Legends than Pentium G2120 - 124 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 51% better value when playing League of Legends than Pentium G2120 - $0.43 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-4590S - $52.0 vs $52.87
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590S - 55 vs 65 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52.87
98%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590S | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 55 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
No | Overclockable | No |