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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 1850 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $43.64 vs $174.96
- Up to 65% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i5-8500 - $0.28 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 42% better in F1 23 than Pentium G2130 - 219 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 6 vs 2 threads
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
154
70%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/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™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2130 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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