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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 2423 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $40.0 vs $260.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-9700F - $0.18 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 16% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G2120 - 262 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
225
85.87786259541986%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$40
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
18.181818181818183%
Price, $
$260
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Updated 190 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
33.95739186571982%
Multi-Core
922
14.737851662404092%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G2120 or Core i7-9700F
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
138 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
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134 FPS
$9.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289.99
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138 FPS
$10.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,498
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