Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $52.0 vs $159.13
- Up to 64% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-9500 - $0.35 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 10% better in Saints Row than Pentium G2120 - 162 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
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Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 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 | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |