Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500B outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500B is 1401 days newer than Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500B
- Performs up to 24% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium G3258 - 152 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500B - 53 vs 65 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500B
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500B | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
