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In short — Core i5-2400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2400 is 511 days older than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400
- Performs up to 1% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G640 - 155 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-2400 - $30.0 vs $34.95
- Up to 17% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-2400 - $0.19 vs $0.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2400 - 65 vs 95 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Core i5-2400 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400
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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 i5-2400
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2400 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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