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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 2479 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 18% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G3258 - 188 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $49.37 vs $184.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-11500 - $0.31 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
159
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
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 i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | 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 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Pentium G3258
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
83 FPS
$13.96/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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$30.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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83 FPS
$15.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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83 FPS
$15.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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83 FPS
$13.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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83 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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83 FPS
$14.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
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83 FPS
$15.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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