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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-530 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 970 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 9% better in F1 23 than Core i3-530 - 153 vs 140 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 55 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 13% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $45.0 vs $52.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing F1 23 than Pentium G2120 - $0.32 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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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