Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 395 days newer than Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 8% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium G3258 - 109 vs 101 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
52.08156329651656%
Multi-Core
1074
33.385141436120605%
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
