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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2130 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 1850 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than Pentium G2130 - 695 vs 610 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $43.64 vs $149.69
- Up to 68% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i3-8300 - $0.07 vs $0.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-8300 - 55 vs 62 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
610
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$43.64
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 62 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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