Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590S outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590S is 605 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-4590S - $52.0 vs $52.87
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Pentium G2120 - 181 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Rust than Pentium G2120 - $0.29 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52.87
98%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
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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 | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |