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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 140 days older than the more expensive Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 0% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G2130 - 298 vs 297 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Pentium G2130 - $41.0 vs $43.64
- Up to 7% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G2130 - $0.14 vs $0.15 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 4 vs 2 threads
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
298
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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