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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-3240 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 i3-3240 is 140 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G2020 - 258 vs 256 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i3-3240 - $34.99 vs $41.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i3-3240 - $0.14 vs $0.16 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
256
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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Updated 107 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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