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In short — Xeon E3-1290 v2 outperforms Pentium G2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E3-1290 v2 is 112 days older than Pentium G2120.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
- Performs up to 2% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G2120 - 127 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 55 vs 87 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
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Ultra
Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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Xeon E3-1290 v2
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 87 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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