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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 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 i5-6500 is 892 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Pentium G2020 - 171 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $34.99 vs $39.5
- Up to 9% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-6500 - $0.21 vs $0.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
163
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/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 i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Pentium G2020
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
$22.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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16 FPS
$40.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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