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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G2120 - 174 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $52.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 64% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-9400 - $0.33 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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