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In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 1091 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 8% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $48.0 vs $52.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Pentium G2120 - $0.53 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-860 - 93 vs 91 FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 55 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
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Ultra
Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-860 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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