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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7400 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 i5-7400 is 946 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium G3258 - 203 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-7400 - $49.37 vs $110.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-7400 - $0.26 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-7400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
188
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
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 i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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