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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 9 7900 is 3785 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $52.0 vs $368.99
- Up to 51% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 9 7900 - $1.0 vs $2.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 248% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G2120 - 181 vs 52 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 24 vs 2 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G2120 or Ryzen 9 7900
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
99 FPS
$19.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
$39.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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59 FPS
$41.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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59 FPS
$30.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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144 FPS
$22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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