Key Differences
In short — Core i3-4170 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2020 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2020 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-4170 is 465 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i3-4170 - $25.59 vs $30.42
- Up to 8% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-4170 - $0.23 vs $0.25 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Performs up to 10% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G2020 - 135 vs 123 FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than Intel Pentium G2020 - 54 vs 55 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
123
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€28.4
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2020 | vs | Intel Core i3-4170 |
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Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
55 W | TDP | 54 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 |
No | Overclockable | No |