Key Differences
In short — Pentium G640 outperforms Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G640 is 878 days newer than Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-540 - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 65 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
202
99.01960784313727%
Value, €/FPS
€1.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€298
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
---|---|---|
Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
No | Overclockable | No |