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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K 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 i5-2500K is 238 days older than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Pentium G630 - 162 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $37.49 vs $390.81
- Up to 90% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-2500K - $0.25 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
10.373443983402488%
Price, $
$390.81
9%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
152
93.82716049382715%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/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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In Stock
Updated 349403 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Pentium G630 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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