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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 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 i3-8100 is 1718 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $43.64 vs $110.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i3-8100 - $0.21 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium G2130 - 216 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 4 vs 2 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
211
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/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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Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2130 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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