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| Intel Pentium G2020 vs Core i3 2120 |
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 newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | ![]() | More number of displays supported 3 |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 2120
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz |
![]() | More threads 4 | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.42 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 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 | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
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 | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | vs | 3.03 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G2020 vs Core i3 2120
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Pentium G2020
4.36 mPixels/s
Core i3 2120
2 mPixels/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Pentium G2020
1,974
Core i3 2120
2,136
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
3,870
Core i3 2120
5,074
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
2,132
Core i3 2120
2,371
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
151,400 MB/s
Core i3 2120
162,800 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G2020
3,804
Core i3 2120
5,008
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium G2020
2,770
Core i3 2120
3,901
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium G2020
1,560
Core i3 2120
1,690
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G2020 | vs | Core i3 2120 |
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Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.3 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 2120 |
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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 | 33 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 3 | 22 | |
Overclock review score | 0.8 | 1 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.03 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 3.37 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,960.3 | 1,336.7 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.03 GHz | 3.42 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.11 pt/W | 2.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
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