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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F is 2479 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 9% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Pentium G3258 - 127 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $51.36 vs $115.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-11400F - $0.44 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
48%
Price, $
$115.99
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
117
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/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
Epic
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Pentium G3258
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
30 FPS
$15/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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48 FPS
$22.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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39 FPS
$28.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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20 FPS
$34.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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39 FPS
$21.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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55 FPS
$16.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$911
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55 FPS
$19.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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51 FPS
$17.65/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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48 FPS
$25.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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20 FPS
$33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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