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In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1198 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 4% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-2120 - 93 vs 89 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - $51.36 vs $169.99
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-2120 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32120
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
81.72920065252855%
Multi-Core
1035
96.36871508379889%
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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