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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 1032 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium G2120 - 115 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $52.0 vs $65.48
- Up to 18% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-6600 - $0.47 vs $0.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
82.45614035087719%
Price, $
$65.48
79%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
110
95.65217391304348%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
Buy for $52 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48251 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
40.90202177293934%
Multi-Core
922
25.957207207207205%
Intel Core i5-6600 | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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