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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 1600 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $49.37 vs $160.91
- Up to 64% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400 - $0.45 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G3258 - 129 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
110
85%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/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 Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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