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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-7100 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-7100 is 1583 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i3-7100 - $52.0 vs $70.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i3-7100 - $0.33 vs $0.41 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Performs up to 9% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G2120 - 172 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Pentium G2120 - 51 vs 55 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
No Man's Sky
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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 i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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