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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 and the more expensive Pentium G2120 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Pentium G2120 - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $41.0 vs $52.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing God of War than Pentium G2120 - $0.25 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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