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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 970 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-530 - 110 vs 109 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 55 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 23% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $40.0 vs $52.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
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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 i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i3-530 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
55 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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