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In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2712 days newer than Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 15% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium G3258 - 127 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
25.020408163265305%
Multi-Core
1074
9.107869742198101%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Pentium G3258
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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74 FPS
$23.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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74 FPS
$25.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,887.99
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74 FPS
$27.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,003.85
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93 FPS
$15.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,396.17
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93 FPS
$19.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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84 FPS
$42.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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70 FPS
$19.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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