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Core i5-7500 vs Pentium G3258

Core i5-7500 vs Pentium G3258: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4554 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $49.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4553 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4554 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $49.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4553 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Availability

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-7500 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 i5-7500 is 946 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500

Performs up to 5% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium G3258 - 291 vs 276 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-7500 - $49.37 vs $89.0
Up to 42% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-7500 - $0.18 vs $0.31 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 53 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

FPS

291

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.31/FPS

58%

Price, $

$89

55%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4554 minutes ago

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

FPS

276

94%

Value, $/FPS

$0.18/FPS

100%

Price, $

$49.37

100%

Value Winner

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $49.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4553 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

126

FPS

110

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

345

FPS

257

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

146

FPS

69

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

224

FPS

215

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

761

FPS

697

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Single-Core

1270

100%

Multi-Core

3478

100%

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Single-Core

613

48%

Multi-Core

1074

30%

Intel Core i5-7500	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
3.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	53 W
14 nm	Process Size	22 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
HD 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Haswell)
No	Overclockable	Yes

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