Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3460 outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3460 is 1289 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3460
- Performs up to 2% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2500S - 56 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500S - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3460 - 4 vs 2 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3460
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3460 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500S |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
