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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2318 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 8% better in F1 22 than Pentium G2120 - 275 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $52.0 vs $101.79
- Up to 46% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-9400F - $0.2 vs $0.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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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
Ultra High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium G2120
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
76 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$14.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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58 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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