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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 is 395 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $49.37 vs $79.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-6400 - $0.29 vs $0.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 11% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G3258 - 192 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
173
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/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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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3258 or Core i5-6400
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
106 FPS
$7.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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