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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-7300 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 i3-7300 is 1583 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $52.0 vs $129.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i3-7300 - $0.34 vs $0.62 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Performs up to 37% better in F1 23 than Pentium G2120 - 209 vs 153 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
F1 23
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i3-7300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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