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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2130 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2130 is 743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 55 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 43% cheaper than Pentium G2130 - $24.95 vs $43.64
- Up to 43% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G2130 - $0.27 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 4 vs 2 threads
Sons Of The Forest
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
92
100%
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$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2130 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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