Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Pentium G2020

Intel Core i3-2100
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
Intel Core i3-2100
Intel Pentium G2020
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jan 2013
Intel Pentium G2020

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    113%
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    101%
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    124%
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 13% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G2020

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Intel Core i3-2100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-2100

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-2100

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Pentium G2020
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
Intel 64
XD bit (an NX bit implementation)
Intel VT-x
Smart Cache.

Architecture

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Pentium G2020
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateFeb 2011vsJan 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Pentium G2020
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD

Cache

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Pentium G2020
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Pentium G2020
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size131mm²vs94mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-2100Intel Pentium G2020
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs55 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    3100 points
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    2987 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    7440 points
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    5974 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    4739
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    3771

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    2380
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    2380

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    5078
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    4121

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-2100
    2215
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    2142

points - higher is better