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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600K 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 i5-10600K is 2159 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G3258 - 283 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-10600K - $51.36 vs $141.45
- Up to 60% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-10600K - $0.2 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
283
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
40%
Price, $
$141.45
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
259
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/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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Updated 157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600K | 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 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10600K or Pentium G3258
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
135 FPS
$6.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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