Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2405S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2405S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1107 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2405S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Up to 10% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $46.0 vs $51.36
- Up to 12% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Pentium G3258 - $0.14 vs $0.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-2405S - 322 vs 320 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-2405S - 53 vs 65 Watts
Overwatch 2
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2405S | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
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May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | Yes |