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In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 1990 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $52.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8600 - $0.19 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 7% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium G2120 - 295 vs 275 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ultra
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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