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Pentium G2120 vs Core i5-11400

Pentium G2120 vs Core i5-11400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $38.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $126.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G2120

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $38.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $126.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400 is 3116 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $38.5 vs $126.99
  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400 - 55 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400

  • Performs up to 79% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G2120 - 439 vs 245 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

245

55.80865603644647%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$38.5

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $38.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

439

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$126.99

30%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $126.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

27.11340206185567%

Multi-Core

922

12.630136986301368%

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1940

100%

Multi-Core

7300

100%

Intel Pentium G2120

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Intel Core i5-11400

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
55 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
31.0x
Multiplier26.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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