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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K is 127 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than Pentium G2120 - 165 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-3770K - $52.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-3770K - $0.33 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 55 vs 77 Watts
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770K | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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