Intel Core i3-3220 vs Intel Pentium G2020

Core i3-3220 vs Pentium G2020 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-3220 performs better than the Pentium G2020. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Pentium G2020 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i3-3220 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-3220 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Pentium G2020. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-3220 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.