Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 1240 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 4% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Pentium G3258 - 58 vs 56 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $51.36 vs $449.95
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
94.89164086687306%
Multi-Core
1074
55.90838105153566%
Intel Core i5-2500K | 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 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |