Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G2020 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2020 @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 48.74

Overall Rank:
3732nd fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
2563rd fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
1059th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $34.99 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1705

Single Thread Rating

1553

Samples: 1042*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,678
Thread: 1,548

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	6,006 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,533 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,778 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	358.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	30,182 KBytes/Sec
Physics	190 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,110 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,553 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$34.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,554
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,349
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz		1,705

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.41
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz		48.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz		1,553

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3100536 - Dec 02 2025		1864
BL3094899 - Nov 30 2025		1827
BL3083277 - Nov 26 2025		1870
BL3079389 - Nov 24 2025		1883
BL3047363 - Nov 12 2025		1884

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz		1,705
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,771 (+3.9%)
AMD A4-5300 APU vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,367 (-19.8%)
Intel Pentium G2130 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,918 (+12.4%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,886 (+10.6%)
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,876 (+10.0%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,436 (-15.8%)
AMD A6-5400B APU vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,465 (-14.1%)
AMD A4-6300B APU vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,328 (-22.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,288 (-24.5%)
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,369 (-19.7%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,282 (-24.8%)
AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Pentium G2020		1,793 (+5.1%)

Is the Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz		329

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