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Pentium G3258 vs Core i5-9400

Pentium G3258 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 1600 days newer than Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 53 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G3258 - 218 vs 199 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

199

91%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

218

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.92/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$199.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

613

44%

Multi-Core

1074

22%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo

Intel Pentium G3258

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Jun 2nd, 2014Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
PentiumCollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
6
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
53 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
32.0x
Multiplier29.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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