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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3258 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 2479 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $36.1 vs $131.6
- Up to 68% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-11600K - $0.36 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 16% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G3258 - 130 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
112
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€40.07
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.12/FPS
32%
Price, €
€146.08
27%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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