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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3258 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400F is 2159 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G3258 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $51.36 vs $99.95
- Up to 49% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-10400F - $0.27 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
50%
Price, $
$99.95
51%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
189
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Pentium G3258
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
44 FPS
$14.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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55 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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55 FPS
$16.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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34 FPS
$22.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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56 FPS
$13.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
$12.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$21.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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55 FPS
$23.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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76 FPS
$20.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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50 FPS
$18.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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