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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2400S 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 i5-2400S is 743 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G2020 - 197 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-2400S - $34.99 vs $70.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2400S - $0.18 vs $0.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-2400S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
196
99.49238578680203%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
Buy for $34.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350048 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
476
95.96774193548387%
Multi-Core
817
60.428994082840234%
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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