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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1031 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $52.0 vs $120.0
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G2120 - 216 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
40.68058778035576%
Multi-Core
922
22.270531400966185%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G2120 or Core i7-6700
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
57 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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48 FPS
$16.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
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