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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 2656 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $34.99 vs $99.95
- Up to 63% better value when playing Control than Core i5-10400F - $0.18 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Pentium G2020 - 202 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 12 vs 2 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
199
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
36%
Price, $
$99.95
35%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2020 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G2020 or Core i5-10400F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
46 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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55 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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55 FPS
$16.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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38 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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56 FPS
$13.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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73 FPS
$13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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38 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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73 FPS
$21.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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55 FPS
$23.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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51 FPS
$18.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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