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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 2355 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $37.49 vs $174.96
- Up to 76% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-8500 - $0.32 vs $1.34 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 12% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G630 - 131 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 6 vs 2 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
117
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/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™ i5-8500 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
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G630 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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