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In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1946 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 12% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Pentium G2120 - 252 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $52.0 vs $160.86
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
34.76536682088566%
Multi-Core
922
15.61388653683319%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Pentium G2120
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
129 FPS
$6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
$24.12/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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66 FPS
$10.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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62 FPS
$29.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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102 FPS
$24.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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