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In short — Pentium G630 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 G630 is 238 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 33% cheaper than Pentium G630 - $24.95 vs $37.49
- Up to 33% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G630 - $24.95 vs $37.49 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 4 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G630 2.7 Ghz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G630
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
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Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G630 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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