Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450S 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 i5-3450S is 267 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G2020 - 199 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 63% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $34.99 vs $95.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-3450S - $0.18 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Buy for $95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350110 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
196
98.49246231155779%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $34.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350110 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
476
81.5068493150685%
Multi-Core
817
48.60202260559191%
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 55 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
No | Overclockable | No |