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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2178 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $34.99 vs $101.79
- Up to 46% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-9400F - $0.15 vs $0.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 51% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G2020 - 360 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 6 vs 2 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
238
66%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2020 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 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 i5-9400F
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
141 FPS
$8.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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141 FPS
$7.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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125 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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