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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-540 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-540 is 1110 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $43.64 vs $60.0
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 55 vs 73 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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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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Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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