Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2120 @ 3.10GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G2120 @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 25.23

Overall Rank: 2574

Last Price Change: $74.99 USD (2023-01-02)

Average CPU Mark

1892

Single Thread Rating: 1713
Samples: 221*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,019
Thread: 1,667

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	6,823 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,019 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,312 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	386.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	34,235 KBytes/Sec
Physics	213 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,241 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,713 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$74.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$88.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,810
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,504
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,140
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		1,892

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.15
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		25.23
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		1,713

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1768969 - Mar 14 2023		2019
BL1746728 - Feb 16 2023		2032
BL1625943 - Sep 07 2022		1997
BL5021205 - Aug 25 2022		2028
BL1540063 - Mar 27 2022		1918

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		1,892
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,895 (+0.2%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,725 (-8.8%)
Intel Pentium G870 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,523 (-19.5%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,543 (-18.4%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,459 (-22.9%)
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,960 (+3.6%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,936 (+2.3%)
AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,874 (-1.0%)
AMD A6-7470K vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,799 (-4.9%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,770 (-6.4%)
AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,662 (-12.1%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Pentium G2120		2,821 (+49.1%)

Is the Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,099
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,446
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,807
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,596
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,798
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,794
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,772
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,739
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		814

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