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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 2479 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $51.36 vs $150.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-11500 - $0.32 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 27% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G3258 - 202 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
159
78%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3258 or Core i5-11500
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
130 FPS
$9.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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130 FPS
$10.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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130 FPS
$19.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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130 FPS
$9.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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130 FPS
$9.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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130 FPS
$8.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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130 FPS
$9.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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130 FPS
$9.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
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130 FPS
$9.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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130 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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