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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X 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 Ryzen 5 1500X is 1681 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $52.0 vs $71.75
- Up to 21% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.57 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 8% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G2120 - 99 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Sons Of The Forest
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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