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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2405S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2405S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 470 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2405S.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-2405S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Up to 12% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $46.0 vs $52.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Valorant than Pentium G2120 - $0.07 vs $0.08 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
690
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$46
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2405S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52405S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-2405S |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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