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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2178 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Battlefield 2042 than Pentium G2130 - 161 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $43.64 vs $101.79
- Up to 52% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400F - $0.3 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
145
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium G2130
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
$25.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$24.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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35 FPS
$19.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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