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Core i5-2400 vs Pentium G2020


Description
The i5-2400 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the G2020 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2400 gets a score of 58.9 k points while the G2020 gets 31.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2400 is 1.9 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
3.1 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 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+x4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2011
January 2013
Mean monothread perf.
25.49k points
25.87k points
Mean multithread perf.
84.36k 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
i5-2400
G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
2.72k
2.94k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
7.6k
8.23k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
3.69k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.47k
2.46k (x0.55)
TOTAL
18.78k
17.33k (x0.92)

Multithread

i5-2400

G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
10.37k
5.54k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
28.84k
15.47k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.08k
7.06k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.67k
2.99k (x0.64)
TOTAL
58.95k
31.05k (x0.53)

Performance/W
i5-2400
G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
109 points/W
101 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
304 points/W
281 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
159 points/W
128 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
49 points/W
54 points/W
TOTAL
620 points/W
565 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2400
G2020
Test#1 (Integers)
801 points/GHz
1015 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2236 points/GHz
2839 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1171 points/GHz
1274 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1316 points/GHz
849 points/GHz
TOTAL
5523 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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