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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 Pentium G2020
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i3-3240 - $34.99 vs $41.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Rust than Core i3-3240 - $0.23 vs $0.26 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Pentium G2020 - 158 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
155
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2020 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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