Intel Pentium G2120?

[brianthesnail]

Hi guys
ive just come across one of the new ivybridge pentiums ..... the Intel Pentium G2120 looks pretty neat and with a 3.1ghz clock speed its no slow coach aswell
however would this be worth buying to replace my current pentium G620 ? ..... and what would ivybridge offer me ( in terms of pentium ) compared to sandybridge ....
as mentioned the 3.1ghz clock speed would obviously be a improvement over the G620 and the 22nm manufacturing process should give me cooler operation ... but in games and general applications could i expect a improvement ?
cheers

 

[Smeg45]

Ivy Bridge is 10% clock for clock faster and runs cooler. You will see a difference but it won't be gigantic. Bottom line, do you need to upgrade? Is your system not hacking it anymore?

 

[brianthesnail]

running fine mate.... just wondered about the improvements over the sandybridge pentiums ...

 

[dudewitbow]

what the pentium g2120 is is that it will be similarish to a i3-2100. it will lose the minor performance gains of the 2 hyperthreads on the i3-2100, but gain the 5-10% speed difference for being an ivy bridge. since the cpu doesn't overclock, heat is not an issue.

 

[Sakkura]

I don't think it's worth it to upgrade a G620 to anything less than a Core i3-3220, and even that's only a modest upgrade.

 

[InvalidError]

I agree. If you are going to upgrade a Pentium-G6xx/8xx, aim for at least i3-3xxx otherwise it will be a barely noticeable sidegrade.

 

[Falcon_89]

The Intel G2120 gives memory support up to 1600mhz, where your G620 only does 1066mhz. But, buying a low-end CPU, usually means you have a low-end motherboard as well. Thus, you'll probably get 1333mhz on your memory speed. I also see an overall increase between 10 - 15 percent on CPU performance. So, my advice, if you can use the G620 in another PC, or sell it to a friend, then go for the small upgrade. Buying something more expensive like a graphicscard, I would not suggest a small upgrade.

 

[amuffin]

The Intel G2120 gives memory support up to 1600mhz, where your G620 only does 1066mhz. But, buying a low-end CPU, usually means you have a low-end motherboard as well. Thus, you'll probably get 1333mhz on your memory speed. I also see an overall increase between 10 - 15 percent on CPU performance. So, my advice, if you can use the G620 in another PC, or sell it to a friend, then go for the small upgrade. Buying something more expensive like a graphicscard, I would not suggest a small upgrade.

The G620 supports 1333mhz, 1600mhz etc.

 

[danijelzi]

The G2120 has performance between the Sandy Bridge Pentium G870 and i3-2100 in PassMark test. All three chips are at 3.1GHz. The G2120 is very close performance-wise to the i3-2100 and cheaper than the i3 for about $20, so it's a good choice if you want to save money on the CPU and don't need QuickSync.

http://techonbudget.com/desktops/intel-pentium-g2120-review

 

[littleleo]

So what did you get, lol.

 

[mohit9206]

all pentium G6xx series support memory speeds of only 1066 mhz max.
the G8xx supports upto 1333 mhz max while new ivy bridge pentiums support upto 1600 mhz max