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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

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MSRP in USD: $127

Intel Core i3-2120T Dual-Core Processor 2.6 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120T

Key Differences

In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120T.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield V than Core i3-2120T - 209 vs 206 FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120T

Up to 4% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $50.0 vs $52.0
Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Pentium G2120 - 35 vs 55 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads

This is a free version of Battlefield V.

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

FPS

209

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$52

96%

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74284 minutes ago

Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

FPS

206

98.56459330143541%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$50

100%

Intel Core i3-2120T Dual-Core Processor 2.6 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120T

Buy for $50 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74284 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

Very High

FPS

League of Legends

Ultra

106

FPS

108

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Very High

231

FPS

245

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

High

254

FPS

257

FPS

Apex Legends

High

681

FPS

690

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Single-Core

526

100%

Multi-Core

922

100%

Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

Single-Core

423

80.41825095057035%

Multi-Core

816

88.50325379609545%

Intel Pentium G2120	vs	Intel Core i3-2120T
Sep 3rd, 2012	Release Date	Sep 4th, 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	2.6 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
55 W	TDP	35 W
22 nm	Process Size	32 nm
31.0x	Multiplier	26.0x
Intel HD	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 2000
No	Overclockable	No

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