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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3570K 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 i5-3570K is 764 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570K
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G3258 - 121 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-3570K - $49.37 vs $119.49
- Up to 59% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3570K - $0.41 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 53 vs 77 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
41%
Price, $
$119.49
41%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
120
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
Buy for $49.37 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3341 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3570K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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