Pentium G860 Vs Pentium G2010 For Gaming | Tom's Hardware Forum

Search

Everywhere Threads This forum This thread Search titles only Note By: Search Advanced search… Everywhere Threads This forum This thread Search titles only By: Search Advanced… Log in Register What's new

Search

Everywhere Threads This forum This thread Search titles only Note By: Search Advanced search… Everywhere Threads This forum This thread Search titles only By: Search Advanced… Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar Menu Install the app Install How to install the app on iOS

Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.

Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.

• Home
• Featured
• Forums New posts Search forums
• What's new Featured content New posts Latest activity

• CES 2026 Day 2: Dell’s massive 52-inch 6K monitor, AMD unbothered by Intel’s new Arc B390 IGP, MSI PSUs guard against RTX 5090 meltdowns!

Pentium G860 vs Pentium G2010 for gaming

• Thread starter Thread starter CeanWakeup
• Start date Start date Oct 22, 2013

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar

• Home
• Forums
• Hardware
• CPUs

You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. C

CeanWakeup

Honorable

Oct 11, 2013 56 0 10,640 I used the Q2 2013 400$ mini-ITX article as reference for this build but I plan on using a different CPU and motherboard though.http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mini-itx-do-it-yourself-game-console,3531.html So my questions are : 1.Would there be much of a difference on the performance if I chose the pentium g2010 instead of the g860? (would it perform better , same or get bad as a whole?) 2.I plan on using the MSI B75M-P45 as motherboard so is it compatible with Core I5-4430 when I upgrade in 2-3 years ? 3. is it even a wise choice as the motherboard in the first place? It's for my brother and he wants to play bf3 and dota 2 on it. really need your help guys. Thanks.. Solution PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Total: $469.93 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and... Sort by date Sort by votes

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 the g2010 newer cpu and can run faster ram stock (1333 vs 1066). your better off jumping to an i3 it has two real cores and hyperthreading of your gaming. the 1150 i5-4430 wont fit on the older b7x mb you need a b87 chipset becuase the new cpu missing 5 pins. Upvote 0 Downvote C

CeanWakeup

Honorable

Oct 11, 2013 56 0 10,640 ok but would the core i5-3330 fit ? Upvote 0 Downvote

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Total: $469.93 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-22 01:13 EDT-0400) Upvote 0 Downvote Solution

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/zalman-zm-t4-mid-tower-case-cheap,24588.html Upvote 0 Downvote

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 yes any of the iverybridge i5-3xxx cpu are drop in replacements. Upvote 0 Downvote G

Gustav Triegaardt

Honorable

Aug 10, 2013 3 0 10,510 http://ark.intel.com/compare/71071,53492 Upvote 0 Downvote G

Gustav Triegaardt

Honorable

Aug 10, 2013 3 0 10,510 smorizio : PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Total: $469.93 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-22 01:13 EDT-0400) Upvote 0 Downvote

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 alway buy the newer gpu it be a little faster and it runs cooler. g2xxx cpu. Upvote 0 Downvote G

Gustav Triegaardt

Honorable

Aug 10, 2013 3 0 10,510 Get a SLI board for another 650Ti Boost later. Upvote 0 Downvote P

payneg1

Distinguished

Nov 1, 2011 38 0 18,530 CeanWakeup : ok but would the core i5-3330 fit ? Yes the i5-3330 will fit but you can check out haswell based Pentium along with 87 chipset motherboard for more future proofing and also that 4430 support. Upvote 0 Downvote

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKwR Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKwR/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKwR/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.94 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.47 @ Mwave) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Total: $433.36 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-22 01:19 EDT-0400) Upvote 0 Downvote

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKxW Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKxW/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKxW/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.94 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Total: $488.88 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-22 01:20 EDT-0400) Upvote 0 Downvote

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKyK Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKyK/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKyK/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($83.94 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.98 @ Outlet PC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Total: $508.87 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-22 01:22 EDT-0400) this motherboard full size one that does sli Upvote 0 Downvote C

CeanWakeup

Honorable

Oct 11, 2013 56 0 10,640 smorizio : PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1RKsv/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Total: $469.93 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-22 01:13 EDT-0400) well this is the best I've seen for my budget. thanks a lot dude😀 I'm fine with no SLI 😀 Upvote 0 Downvote C

CeanWakeup

Honorable

Oct 11, 2013 56 0 10,640 thanks to everyone I really appreciate it 😀 Upvote 0 Downvote

smorizio

Titan

Jan 22, 2010 30,980 11 125,315 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-z9 that another cheap case too. Upvote 0 Downvote C

CeanWakeup

Honorable

Oct 11, 2013 56 0 10,640 Gustav Triegaardt : http://ark.intel.com/compare/71071,53492 Thanks for the link . didn't know the g860 was at end of life status until you shared it 😀 Upvote 0 Downvote C

CeanWakeup

Honorable

Oct 11, 2013 56 0 10,640 smorizio : http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-z9 that another cheap case too. whoah nice recommendation once again 😀. Wouldn't know what to do without you. Thanks a lot... really appreciate it Upvote 0 Downvote You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Facebook X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link

TRENDING THREADS

• Tom's Hardware Member System Gallery
  • Started by tecmo34
  • Apr 30, 2011
  • Replies: 5K
  Systems
• NewsElon Musk wants to build a dirty fab that you can smoke and eat cheeseburgers in — bets that Tesla will turn the concept of cleanrooms upside down
  • Started by Admin
  • Yesterday at 11:10 AM
  • Replies: 83
  News Comments
• NewsAMD claims Panther Lake has 'too much baggage' for handheld PC use — fights back after Intel jabs AMD for using 'ancient silicon' in its Z2 series...
  • Started by Admin
  • Today at 1:05 PM
  • Replies: 18
  News Comments
• DiscussionWhat's your favourite video game you've been playing?
  • Started by amdfangirl
  • Aug 3, 2014
  • Replies: 4K
  PC Gaming
• NewsSenior AMD executive suggests consumers buy cheap CPUs to combat memory pricing squeeze — says ‘consumers have a wide assortment of choice availabl...
  • Started by Admin
  • Yesterday at 4:40 PM
  • Replies: 32
  News Comments
• S QuestionHW Issue Help (have done testing) - Freezing after 2-30 minutes only in Win10 (Safe and Normal), looking for advice on next steps!
  • Started by Sharkonabicycle
  • Today at 5:29 PM
  • Replies: 3
  Systems
• QuestionCPU light turns on red for a second then the DRAM light turns on red.
  • Started by Breadbois12
  • Today at 5:00 PM
  • Replies: 8
  Motherboards

Latest posts

• U QuestionExternal hard drive issue operating! Help!
  • Latest: Urahara-shoten
  • 2 minutes ago
  Components
• C QuestionDDR5 RAM for a gaming PC
  • Latest: Craig234
  • 3 minutes ago
  Memory
• S QuestionWeird stability issues with ryzen 9 3900xt
  • Latest: SyntheticDon
  • 5 minutes ago
  CPUs
• QuestionShould I upgrade my RX 6800 ?
  • Latest: Syntaximus
  • 6 minutes ago
  Graphics Cards
• QuestionExternal HDDs are not holding up ?
  • Latest: Desertprep
  • 15 minutes ago
  Storage
• QuestionUpgraded CPU gets doubled frame time after first launch of game
  • Latest: bravowhisky
  • 18 minutes ago
  CPUs
• QuestionNo keyboard mouse
  • Latest: COLGeek
  • 43 minutes ago
  Computer Peripherals

Moderators online

• 
• 
• 

Share this page

Facebook X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link COMPANY Space.com is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site. © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. RESOURCES

• Advertising
• Cookies Policies
• Privacy
• Term & Conditions
• Topics

FOLLOW Facebook Twitter Instagram Top Bottom