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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2020 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1718 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium G2020 - 208 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $25.59 vs $84.08
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
476
35.18107908351811%
Multi-Core
817
17.207245155855098%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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