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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

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MSRP in USD: $117

Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-8100 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 i3-8100 is 1858 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

Up to 70% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $40.0 vs $135.0
Up to 68% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i3-8100 - $0.25 vs $0.78 per FPS
Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 55 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100

Performs up to 10% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G2120 - 173 vs 157 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads

This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium G2120	vs	Intel Core i3-8100
Sep 3rd, 2012	Release Date	Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium	Collection	Core i3
Ivy Bridge	Codename	Coffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	4
3.1 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
55 W	TDP	65 W
22 nm	Process Size	14 nm
31.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
Intel HD	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 630
No	Overclockable	No

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TOP 5 Games

Grand Theft Auto V

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Dota 2

Minecraft

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