Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3470 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 i5-3470 is 731 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-3470 - $51.36 vs $69.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3470 - $0.43 vs $0.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 53 vs 77 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
Updated 349870 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
98.55305466237942%
Multi-Core
1074
58.369565217391305%
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
---|---|---|
Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
77 W | TDP | 53 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | Yes |