Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1002 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 6% better in Dead Island 2 than Celeron G540 - 123 vs 116 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Celeron G540 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 63% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $19.25 vs $51.36
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Single-Core
396
64.60032626427406%
Multi-Core
679
63.221601489757916%
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
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Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
Pentium | Collection | Celeron |
Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |