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 Core i5-2500S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3460 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3460
- Performs up to 3% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-2500S - 110 vs 107 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500S - 53 vs 65 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G3460
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | Intel Pentium G3460 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
