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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 9% better in God of War than Pentium G2120 - 178 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $52.0 vs $409.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9900K - $0.32 vs $2.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 55 vs 95 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Pentium G2120
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
$54.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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56 FPS
$69.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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67 FPS
$59.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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