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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3470 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 i5-3470 is 94 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-3470 - $52.0 vs $59.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-3470 - $0.22 vs $0.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 55 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Performs up to 1% better in Ready or Not than Pentium G2120 - 240 vs 237 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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