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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 395 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 37% better in FIFA 23 than Pentium G3258 - 144 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $39.5 vs $49.37
- Up to 43% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Pentium G3258 - $0.27 vs $0.47 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 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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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 i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
21 FPS
$34.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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10 FPS
$65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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