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Pentium G3258 vs Core i5-12400

Pentium G3258 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2773 days newer than Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Pentium G3258

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 53 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G3258 - 179 vs 164 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

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Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

164

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.92/FPS

100%

Price, €

€164.13

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

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Resolution

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Game Graphics

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Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

613

28%

Multi-Core

1074

12%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo

Pentium G3258

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jun 2nd, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
53 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
Yes
OverclockableNo

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