Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G2120 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 48.05

Overall Rank:
3098th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1930th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
933rd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.46 USD (2024-12-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1896

Single Thread Rating

1715

Samples: 225*
*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	6,854 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,044 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,287 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	388.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	34,132 KBytes/Sec
Physics	212 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,237 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,715 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$39.46 USD	Buy Now!
	$81.95 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		1,896

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		48.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		1,715

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2278926 - Dec 14 2024		2028
BL5047639 - Oct 05 2023		2028
BL1865967 - Jul 22 2023		1991
BL1847186 - Jun 26 2023		1643
BL1768969 - Mar 14 2023		2019

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		1,896
Intel Pentium G2130 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,926 (+1.6%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,894 (-0.1%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,752 (-7.6%)
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,695 (-10.6%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,571 (-17.1%)
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,526 (-19.5%)
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		2,072 (+9.3%)
Intel Pentium G2020T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,430 (-24.6%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,428 (-24.7%)
Intel Pentium G645 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,429 (-24.6%)
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,992 (+5.1%)
AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Pentium G2120		1,837 (-3.1%)

Is the Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz		365

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