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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K and the cheaper Pentium G3258 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 21% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G3258 - 176 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Pentium G3258 - $0.24 vs $0.27 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - $36.1 vs $38.76
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 53 vs 88 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
176
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€43.02
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 88 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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