Intel Pentium G3220T vs Intel Core i5-2400S

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Intel Pentium G3220T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-2400S
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Core i5-2400S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium G3220T and the Intel Core i5-2400S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium G3220T 2 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Core i5-2400S which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
5 Generation 2
Haswell S Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3220T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-2400S clocks with 2.50 GHz (3.30 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium G3220T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400S
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium G3220T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 6
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
10 Compute units 6
80 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium G3220T, while the Intel Core i5-2400S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium G3220T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400S
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium G3220T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-2400S is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium G3220T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400S
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3220T has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-2400S is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Pentium G3220T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400S
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2011
54 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3220T (86%)
Intel Core i5-2400S (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3220T (54%)
Intel Core i5-2400S (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
587 (87%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
676 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1112 (57%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1966 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
484 (84%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
578 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
861 (53%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1618 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
176 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (60%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1602 (51%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
3155 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
601 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1965 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1000 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
105 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3220T Intel Pentium G3220T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
205 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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