Intel Pentium G850 vs Intel Core i3-2120

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G850 and Intel Core i3-2120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G850

Intel Core i3-2120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G850

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later

Launch date	May 2011 vs February 2011

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1510 vs 1357
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1964 vs 1471
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 577 vs 506
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1265 vs 917

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510 vs 1357
PassMark - CPU mark	1964 vs 1471
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	577 vs 506
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1265 vs 917

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G850
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1357

1510

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1471

1964

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

506

577

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

1265

Name	Intel Pentium G850	Intel Core i3-2120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1357	1510
PassMark - CPU mark	1471	1964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	506	577
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	917	1265
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		35.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G850	Intel Core i3-2120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	May 2011	February 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$27	$95
Place in performance rating	2345	2905
Price now	$29.99	$30
Processor Number	G850	i3-2120
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	26.17	38.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	504 million	504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Device ID		0x102
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)