Intel Core i3-3220 vs Intel Pentium G2020T

Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Pentium G2020T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2500 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jan 2013
Intel Pentium G2020T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    144%
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    129%
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    158%
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

Much higher single threaded performance (around 29% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 58% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 44% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G2020T

None

Intel Core i3-3220

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-3220

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-3220

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-3220

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Pentium G2020T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
XD bit
VT-x
TXT
SSE4.1
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
XD bit (an NX bit implementation)
Intel VT-x
Smart Cache.

Architecture

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Pentium G2020T
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateSep 2012vsJan 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Pentium G2020T
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500vsIntel HD

Cache

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Pentium G2020T
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 i3-3220Intel Pentium G2020T
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp65°Cvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size94mm²vs94mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Pentium G2020T
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs2500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP55 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    3399 points
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    2575 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    8157 points
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    5150 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    5325
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    3361

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    2466
  • Intel Pentium G2020T
    1898

points - higher is better