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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550S 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 i5-3550S is 267 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Performs up to 0% better in Fortnite than Pentium G2130 - 215 vs 214 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 i5-3550S - $43.64 vs $149.95
- Up to 71% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-3550S - $0.2 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
28.571428571428577%
Price, $
$149.95
29%
FPS Winner
INTEL SR0P3 Intel Core i5-3550S 6M Cache 3.00GHz FCLGA1155 Processor CM80637 Intel-Core-i5-3550S-SR0P3-3-00GHZ-6MB-5GT-s-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Quad
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Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
214
99.53488372093024%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/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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Updated 6324 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
539
89.38640132669984%
Multi-Core
926
54.53474676089517%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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