Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1607 days newer than Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Remnant II than Core i5-660 - 80 vs 79 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i5-660 - 53 vs 73 Watts
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
