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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 2462 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 124% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G2020 - 110 vs 49 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 36 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 97% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $34.99 vs $1099.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-10980XE - $0.71 vs $9.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 55 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
49
44%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Pentium |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 2 |
36 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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