Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450S 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 i5-3450S is 764 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-3450S - $51.36 vs $86.0
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450S - 53 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
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Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | Yes |