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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G630 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G630 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3450 is 238 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - $37.49 vs $59.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-3450 - $0.33 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 3% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Pentium G630 - 117 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 4 vs 2 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
114
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G630 2.7 Ghz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G630
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Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G630 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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