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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 561 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i3-2100 - 114 vs 112 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-2100 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Up to 6% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $49.0 vs $52.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Pentium G2120 - $0.44 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
HITMAN 2
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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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Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i3-2100 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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