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Pentium G2120 vs Core i5-6600K

Pentium G2120 vs Core i5-6600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1032 days newer than Pentium G2120.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 55 vs 91 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 29% better in Starfield than Pentium G2120 - 58 vs 45 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Starfield.
Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


FPS

45

77.58620689655173%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$52

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120

Buy for $52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74883 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

58

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo
Pentium G2120

Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

526

37.06835799859056%

Multi-Core

922

22.981056829511466%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

100%

Intel Pentium G2120 Logo

Intel Pentium G2120

vs
Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

Sep 3rd, 2012Release Date
Jul 2nd, 2015
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
2Threads
4
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
55 W
TDP91 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
35.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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