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In short — Core i7-3820 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 i7-3820 is 203 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Performs up to 3% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G2120 - 160 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $52.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 84% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-3820 - $0.33 vs $2.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 55 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3820 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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