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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3570K 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 i5-3570K is 35 days older than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570K
- Performs up to 7% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G640 - 149 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-3570K - $30.0 vs $119.49
- Up to 73% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-3570K - $0.22 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 65 vs 77 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
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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 High
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3570K | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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