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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 26% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G2120 - 117 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $52.0 vs $129.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-6700 - $0.56 vs $1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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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
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Pentium G2120
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$15.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$18.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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