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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600 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 i5-9600 is 2237 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $40.0 vs $125.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-9600 - $0.16 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 9% better in F1 22 than Pentium G2120 - 276 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 6 vs 2 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
254
92.02898550724638%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$40
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
276
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
35.55555555555556%
Price, $
$125
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
35.9781121751026%
Multi-Core
922
18.648867313915858%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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