Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G630 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G630 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 238 days older than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G630 - 97 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $27.41 vs $219.35
- Up to 86% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2500K - $0.34 vs $2.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Pentium G630 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |