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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G630 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G630 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2223 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 11% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Pentium G630 - 247 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $37.49 vs $130.73
- Up to 68% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-8400 - $0.17 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
222
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G630 2.7 Ghz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G630
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Pentium G630 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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