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In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 1824 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $52.0 vs $972.75
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 55 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 16% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Pentium G2120 - 177 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 36 vs 2 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Ultimate
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
526
35.18394648829432%
Multi-Core
922
7.937327823691461%
Intel Pentium G2120 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 18 |
| 2 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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