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In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 1091 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Core i7-860 - 157 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 55 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 8% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $48.0 vs $52.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Rust than Pentium G2120 - $0.31 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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