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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 Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 5% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Pentium G2020 - 122 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $34.99 vs $112.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-9400F - $0.3 vs $0.92 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
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
32.60869565217391%
Price, $
$112
31%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
116
95.08196721311475%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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Updated 361403 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
476
34.542815674891145%
Multi-Core
817
16.901117087298303%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium G2020
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
29 FPS
$38.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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29 FPS
$40.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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16 FPS
$43.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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