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Pentium G3258 vs Core i5-12600KF

Pentium G3258 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 2712 days newer than Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Pentium G3258

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 26% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G3258 - 200 vs 159 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 16 vs 2 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

159

80%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

200

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.34/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$268.04

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$268.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 92 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

613

25%

Multi-Core

1074

9%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo

Pentium G3258

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jun 2nd, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
2Threads
16
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
53 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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