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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 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 i5-3550 is 267 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than Pentium G2020 - 162 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $34.99 vs $335.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-3550 - $0.23 vs $2.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 55 vs 77 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/FPS
11.111111111111112%
Price, $
$335
10%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 349402 minutes ago
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
155
95.67901234567901%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
Buy for $34.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349402 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
476
74.49139280125195%
Multi-Core
817
43.09071729957806%
Intel Core i5-3550 | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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