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Core i5-9400 vs Pentium G2130

Core i5-9400 vs Pentium G2130: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $160.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6602 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G2130

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155

Buy for $43.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6601 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $160.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6602 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G2130

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155

Buy for $43.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6601 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Availability

Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 2097 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G2130 - 190 vs 189 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 6 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130

Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $43.64 vs $160.91
Up to 73% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-9400 - $0.23 vs $0.85 per FPS
Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 55 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

190

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.85/FPS

27%

Price, $

$160.91

27%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $160.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6602 minutes ago

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013

FPS

189

99%

Value, $/FPS

$0.23/FPS

100%

Price, $

$43.64

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155

Buy for $43.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6601 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013

129

FPS

108

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

361

FPS

247

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

162

FPS

61

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

226

FPS

214

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

773

FPS

691

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013

Single-Core

539

38%

Multi-Core

926

19%

Intel Core i5-9400	vs	Intel Pentium G2130
Oct 19th, 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
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	55 W
14 nm	Process Size	22 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
UHD 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD
No	Overclockable	No

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