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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G630 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1397 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $37.49 vs $39.5
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Pentium G630 - 751 vs 679 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Valorant than Pentium G630 - $0.05 vs $0.06 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 4 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
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 i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
751
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G630 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G630 or Core i5-6500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
396 FPS
$1.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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337 FPS
$1.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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