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Pentium G2020 vs Core i5-12400

Pentium G2020 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 3270 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.

Advantages of Pentium G2020

  • Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $28.40 vs $108.32
  • Up to 48% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12400 - $0.13 vs $0.25 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 55 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 98% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G2020 - 472 vs 238 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013


FPS

238

50%

Value, €/FPS

€0.13/FPS

100%

Price, €

€31.52

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020

Buy for 31.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 158 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

472

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.25/FPS

52%

Price, €

€120.23

26%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for 120.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 158 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013


Single-Core

476

22%

Multi-Core

817

9%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo

Pentium G2020

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jan 21st, 2013Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
55 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

Pentium G2020 and Core i5-12400 Popular Comparisons

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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120.23

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254.68

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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120.23

vs
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161.26

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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178.3

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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vs
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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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299.65

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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105.46

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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341.44

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
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260.38

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

255.4

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
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154.95

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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120.23

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

243.2

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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449.55

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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120.23

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

130.26

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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120.23

vs
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116.48

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.11

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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Core i5-13400F

810.8

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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120.23

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.85

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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Core i9-14900KF

376.23

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

278.38

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

164.86

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.07

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

71.17

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

vs
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Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

431.53

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

177.48

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

106.31

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

134.23

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.2

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

254.68

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

161.26

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

178.3

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

186.49

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

299.65

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

105.46

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.44

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

260.38

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

255.4

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

243.2

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

449.55

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

130.26

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

116.48

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
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Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.11

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

810.8

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.85

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

376.23

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

278.38

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

164.86

Intel Pentium G2020 Logo
Pentium G2020

31.52

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.07

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