Buy on Amazon
$39.51
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 395 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 11% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium G3258 - 103 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $39.51 vs $51.36
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
Buy for $39.51 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74586 minutes ago
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
Buy for $51.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74585 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
52.08156329651656%
Multi-Core
1074
33.385141436120605%
Intel Core i5-6500 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Pentium G3258
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
39 FPS
$21.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$831.99
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
