Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 32 days older than the more expensive Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 4% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G3258 - 163 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $48.59 vs $51.36
- Up to 9% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G3258 - $0.3 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 53 vs 84 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $48.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58462 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
156
95.70552147239265%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
90.9090909090909%
Price, $
$51.36
94%
Buy for $51.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 58460 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
54.4404973357016%
Multi-Core
1074
34.203821656050955%
Intel Core i5-4590 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1150 | 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 |
84 W | TDP | 53 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | Yes |