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Intel Pentium G2020
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Pentium G2020 based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details Intel Pentium G2020 vs Core2 Duo E8400 |
Released January, 2013
Intel Pentium G2020
- 2.9 GHz
- Dual core
7.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G2020
 | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much better PassMark score 2,780 | | Newer Jan, 2013 |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E8400
| | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core |
| | Supports trusted computing Yes | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.23 GHz |
by Anthony-Garreffa (Sep, 2012)Your GPU setup is more than good enough to run Battlefield 3 at medium-to-high settings at 1920x1080, so I would suggest waiting and upgrading to an Ivy Bridge setup.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G2020 vs E8400 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 2,780 | vs | 2,172 | Around 30% better PassMark score | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,560 | vs | 1,257 | Around 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly better performance per dollar | 1.91 pt/$ | vs | 1.14 pt/$ | More than 65% better performance per dollar | |||
| 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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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 1 MB | 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 6x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.04 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.21 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G2020 vs Core2 Duo E8400
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G2020 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
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 | 2.6 pt/W | 2.11 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W | |
details | Pentium G2020 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 29 | 9 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 3 | 125 | |
| Overclock review score | 0.8 | 4.5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.04 GHz | 4.23 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 4.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.04 GHz | 4.23 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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