Buy on Amazon
€40.07
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1681 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $36.1 vs $70.2
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 133% better in League of Legends than Pentium G3258 - 161 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing League of Legends than Pentium G3258 - $0.48 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
Buy for €40.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12342 minutes ago
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
161
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.92
51%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
Buy for €77.92 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12343 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.