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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G3258 - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $49.37 vs $130.73
- Up to 59% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-8400 - $0.44 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
112
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/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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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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