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Core i5-2300 vs Pentium G2020


Description
The i5-2300 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the G2020 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2300 gets a score of 52.9 k points while the G2020 gets 31.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2300 is 1.7 times faster than the G2020 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
306a9
Core
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
95 W
55 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
May 2011
January 2013
Mean monothread perf.
24.53k points
25.87k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.46k points
42.39k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-2300
G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
2.52k
2.94k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
7.01k
8.23k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.77k
3.69k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
2.46k (x0.58)
TOTAL
17.53k
17.33k (x0.99)

Multithread

i5-2300

G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
9.46k
5.54k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
26.25k
15.47k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.1k
7.06k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
2.99k (x0.95)
TOTAL
52.93k
31.05k (x0.59)

Performance/W
i5-2300
G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
100 points/W
101 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
276 points/W
281 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
148 points/W
128 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
54 points/W
TOTAL
557 points/W
565 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2300
G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
813 points/GHz
1015 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2262 points/GHz
2839 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1217 points/GHz
1274 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1361 points/GHz
849 points/GHz
TOTAL
5654 points/GHz
5976 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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