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| Intel Pentium G2020 vs Core i3 2100 |
Released January, 2013
Intel Pentium G2020
- 2.9 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G2020
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2100
- 3.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 2100
![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | ![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.23 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 98.28W | 2.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 37.88 $/year | 2.9x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 93.47 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Much better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 3.03 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G2020 vs Core i3 2100
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Pentium G2020
4.36 mPixels/s
Core i3 2100
2.05 mPixels/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Pentium G2020
1,974
Core i3 2100
2,115
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
3,870
Core i3 2100
4,786
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
2,132
Core i3 2100
2,258
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
151,400 MB/s
Core i3 2100
153,100 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
3,804
Core i3 2100
4,738
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium G2020
2,770
Core i3 2100
3,664
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium G2020
1,560
Core i3 2100
1,583
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G2020 | vs | Core i3 2100 |
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Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,100 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
details | Pentium G2020 | vs | Core i3 2100 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 29 | 31 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 3 | 101 | |
Overclock review score | 0.8 | 4.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.03 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,960.3 | 1,518.9 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.03 GHz | 3.23 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 37.88 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 93.47 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.11 pt/W | 1.41 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 98.28W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
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