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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K 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 i5-2550K is 357 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 11% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G2020 - 265 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $34.99 vs $99.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-2550K - $0.15 vs $0.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 55 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
265
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
40.54054054054054%
Price, $
$99
35%
FPS Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Updated 361162 minutes ago
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
238
89.81132075471699%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
Buy for $34.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361163 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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