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The Core i5-9600K is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming CPU than the Pentium G3258 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $9.01 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i5-9600K

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 8% cheaper$110.00 vs $119.01
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 2 threads

Advantages of the Pentium G3258

  • Consumes up to 43% less energy54 vs 95 Watts

Core i5-9600K vs Pentium G3258 for Gaming

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Core i5-9600K vs Pentium G3258 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-9600K vs Pentium G3258 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Core i5-9600K

Oct 19th, 2018


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1563

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5812

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo

Pentium G3258

Jun 2nd, 2014


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

616

39%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1074

18%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-9600K vs Pentium G3258 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Core i5-9600K

Oct 19th, 2018


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo

Pentium G3258

Jun 2nd, 2014


Cores

2-core

33%

L3 Cache

3 MB

33%


Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

86%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1333 MHz

50%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i5-9600K

Specifications

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Pentium G3258

General
Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateJun 2nd, 2014
Not AvailableMSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
95 WPower Consumption
54 W
Performance
6
Cores2
6
Threads2
3.7 GHz
Base Frequency3.2 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo FrequencyNon-Turbo
9 MB
L3 Cache3 MB
Other Features
DDR4 @ 2666 MHzRAMDDR3 @ 1333 MHz
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Haswell)
YesOverclockableYes

Core i5-9600K and Pentium G3258 vs Other CPUs

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