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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 is 395 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G3258 - 134 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $51.36 vs $72.17
- Up to 22% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-6400 - $0.42 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
123
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Pentium G3258
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$11.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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