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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1240 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 49% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $24.95 vs $49.37
- Up to 49% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G3258 - $0.45 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 2% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2500 - 56 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 53 vs 95 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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