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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 Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 60% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G2020 - 147 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $34.99 vs $161.76
- Up to 65% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-12400 - $0.38 vs $1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
92
62%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Pentium G2020
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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89 FPS
$11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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80 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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89 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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89 FPS
$16.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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80 FPS
$11.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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80 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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80 FPS
$11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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80 FPS
$16.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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80 FPS
$22.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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