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Core i9-12900 vs Pentium G2120

Core i9-12900 vs Pentium G2120: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3410 days newer than Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 89% better in War Thunder than Pentium G2120 - 251 vs 133 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 24 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 55 vs 65 Watts
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

251

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

133

52%

Value, $/FPS

$0.39/FPS

100%

Price, $

$52

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

21%

Multi-Core

922

7%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo

Intel Core i9-12900

vs
Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Intel Pentium G2120

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateSep 3rd, 2012
Core i9CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameIvy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores2
24
Threads2
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
5.1 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
55 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
24.0xMultiplier
31.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Pentium G2120

War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie

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