Intel Pentium G2020 

Released January, 2013
  • 2.9 GHz
  • Dual core
5.5 Out of 10

Intel Pentium G2020 is a processor of the Ivy Bridge series with two cores that are clocked at 2.9GHz. It also includes an integrated Intel HD Graphics card with a base frequency of 650MHz. This processor offers an impressively low power input, while sustaining a power output values that are similar to 3GHz processors of the Sandy Bridge generation. The G2020 is also incredibly cheap, for the stellar performance it offers, and is capable of sustaining up to three monitors and playing newer generation games with no lag, making it perfect for enthusiast gamers who are looking for an inexpensive, but fast, processor.

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Pentium G2020 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Pentium G2020
3.7
Core i3 3220
6.1
Core i3 2100
5.1
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Pentium G2020
5.1
Core i3 3220
6.1
Core i3 2100
5.4
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Pentium G2020
4.4
Core i3 3220
4.4
Core i3 2100
n.d.
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Pentium G2020
5.8
Core i3 3220
4.5
Core i3 2100
4.2
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Pentium G2020
3.8
Core i3 3220
4.6
Core i3 2100
2.9
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Pentium G2020
10.0
Core i3 3220
5.4
Core i3 2100
3.1
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
5.5

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Pentium G2020
5.5
Core i3 3220
4.9
Core i3 2100
3.6

Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Pentium G2020

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Pentium G2020
3.64 mHash/s
Core i3 3220
4.07 mHash/s
Core i3 2100
n.d.

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Pentium G2020
0.48 fps
Core i3 3220
n.d.
Core i3 2100
n.d.

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Pentium G2020
1,974
Core i3 3220
2,251
Core i3 2100
2,115

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Pentium G2020
911
Core i3 3220
932
Core i3 2100
n.d.

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Pentium G2020
2,302
Core i3 3220
2,654
Core i3 2100
n.d.

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G2020
3,870
Core i3 3220
5,399
Core i3 2100
4,786

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G2020
2,132
Core i3 3220
2,501
Core i3 2100
2,258

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Pentium G2020
151,400 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Core i3 2100
153,100 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 2.9 GHz
Cores Dual core
Socket type LGA 1155

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Supports trusted computing No
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. SSE
  3. SSE2
  4. SSE4.1
  5. SSE3
  6. Supplemental SSE3
  7. SSE4.2
  8. SSE4
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

integrated graphics

GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported 3
GPU clock speed 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type
  1. DDR3-1333
  2. DDR3
Channels Dual Channel
Supports ECC Yes
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 2 threads
L2 cache 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm
Max CPUs 1
Clock multiplier 29

overclocking

Overclock popularity 3
Overclock review score 0.8
Overclocked clock speed 3.03 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.1 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 2,960.3
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.03 GHz

power consumption

TDP 55W
Annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year
Performance per watt 2.11 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W

bus

Architecture DMI
Number of links 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s
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