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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 1850 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 21% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G2130 - 131 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $43.64 vs $135.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600 - $0.4 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
108
82%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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