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In short — Pentium G640 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-530 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 the more expensive Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-530 - 118 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i3-530 - $30.0 vs $40.0
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-530 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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