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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X 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 i7-990X is 697 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G2020 - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $34.99 vs $178.02
- Up to 80% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-990X - $0.29 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 55 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
122
99.1869918699187%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/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 i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
476
84.24778761061947%
Multi-Core
817
31.11195734958111%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Gulftown | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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