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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 2423 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Pentium G2120 - 244 vs 230 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $40.0 vs $260.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i7-9700F - $0.17 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
15.887850467289718%
Price, $
$260
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Updated 133 minutes ago
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
230
94.26229508196722%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$40
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Updated 132 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
33.95739186571982%
Multi-Core
922
14.737851662404092%
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Pentium G2120
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
101 FPS
$10.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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92 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289.99
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101 FPS
$14.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,498
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