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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 3116 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $40.0 vs $189.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-11600K - $0.33 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 55 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 43% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G2120 - 174 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 12 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
122
70.11494252873564%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$40
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
30.275229357798167%
Price, $
$189
21%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
24.06221408966148%
Multi-Core
922
10.747173330224967%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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