Intel Core i7-3770S vs Intel Pentium G2020

Intel Core i7-3770S
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770S
Intel Pentium G2020
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jan 2013
Intel Pentium G2020

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    223%
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    142%
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    305%
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770S

Much higher single threaded performance (around 42% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 205% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 123% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G2020

None

Intel Core i7-3770S

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770S

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-3770S

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770S

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Pentium G2020
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
SSE4.1
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)
XD bit (an NX bit implementation)
Intel VT-x
Smart Cache.

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Pentium G2020
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateApr 2012vsJan 2013

Cores

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Pentium G2020
Cores4vs2
Threads8vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsIntel HD

Cache

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Pentium G2020
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Pentium G2020
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp69°Cvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size160mm²vs94mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3770SIntel Pentium G2020
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs55 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    4017 points
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    2987 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    15326 points
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    5974 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    11572
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    3771

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    3394
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    2380

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    12550
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    4121

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770S
    3037
  • Intel Pentium G2020
    2142

points - higher is better