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In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 434 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Pentium G2130 - 623 vs 610 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $43.64 vs $350.0
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 55 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
539
78.1159420289855%
Multi-Core
926
27.575938058368077%
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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