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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3770K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3770K is 35 days older than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-3770K - $30.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-3770K - $0.05 vs $0.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 65 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than Pentium G640 - 627 vs 600 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 8 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i7-3770K |
|---|---|---|
Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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