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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3330 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 i5-3330 is 92 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330
- Performs up to 2% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G640 - 124 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-3330 - $30.0 vs $107.5
- Up to 71% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-3330 - $0.25 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3330 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3330 3 GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I53330
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3330
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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