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Core i5-10600 vs Pentium G3258

Core i5-10600 vs Pentium G3258: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $51.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $51.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

Availability

Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Availability

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10600 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 i5-10600 is 2159 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600

Performs up to 5% better in Dead Space than Pentium G3258 - 153 vs 146 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $51.36 vs $150.0
Up to 64% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-10600 - $0.35 vs $0.98 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600 - 53 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of Dead Space.

Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

153

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.98/FPS

35%

Price, $

$150

34%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

FPS

146

95%

Value, $/FPS

$0.35/FPS

100%

Price, $

$51.36

100%

Value Winner

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $51.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 47 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

188

FPS

69

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

134

FPS

110

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

211

FPS

173

FPS

Dota 2

Dota 2

795

FPS

697

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

228

FPS

215

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1579

100%

Multi-Core

6175

100%

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Single-Core

613

38%

Multi-Core

1074

17%

Intel Core i5-10600	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
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
4.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	53 W
14 nm	Process Size	22 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Haswell)
No	Overclockable	Yes

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