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Core i5-6400 vs Pentium G3258

Core i5-6400 vs Pentium G3258: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $182

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 395 days newer than Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G3258 - 111 vs 96 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

111

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.33/FPS

100%

Price, €

€258.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

96

86%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

100%

Multi-Core

3023

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

613

55%

Multi-Core

1074

35%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

vs
Intel Pentium G3258 Logo

Intel Pentium G3258

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateJun 2nd, 2014
Core i5CollectionPentium
SkylakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4
Cores2
4
Threads2
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
53 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
27.0xMultiplier
32.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Haswell)
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Pentium G3258

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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