Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4590S 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 i5-4590S is 465 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-4590S - $34.99 vs $42.89
- Up to 14% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-4590S - $0.18 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium G2020 - 200 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 4 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
191
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2020 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
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Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |