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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7600K 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 i5-7600K is 946 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-7600K - $51.36 vs $170.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-7600K - $0.47 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 53 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 20% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G3258 - 132 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
110
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/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 i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i5-7600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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