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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 is 603 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $52.0 vs $191.98
- Up to 73% better value when playing Control than Core i7-2600 - $0.26 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 55 vs 95 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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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
High
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Pentium G2120
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
35 FPS
$25.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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