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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 is 1032 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G2120 - 306 vs 297 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $52.0 vs $69.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-6400 - $0.18 vs $0.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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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
Max
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Pentium G2120
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
158 FPS
$2.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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