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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13600K 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 i5-13600K is 3039 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 21% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G3258 - 136 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - $51.36 vs $297.99
- Up to 79% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-13600K - $0.46 vs $2.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.19/FPS
21.004566210045663%
Price, $
$297.99
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
112
82.35294117647058%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/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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Updated 349032 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
23.00187617260788%
Multi-Core
1074
7.233297413793103%
Intel Core i5-13600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-13600K or Pentium G3258
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
130 FPS
$19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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127 FPS
$20.47/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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