Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4590 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 i5-4590 is 605 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-4590 - $52.0 vs $79.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-4590 - $0.31 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 55 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 3% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Pentium G2120 - 172 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
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Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 84 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |