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Core i5-4570S vs Pentium G3258

Core i5-4570S vs Pentium G3258: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-4570S

2.9 GHz | 4-core

2QX8548 - Intel Core i5 i5-4570S 2.90 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150

Buy for $59.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280518 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $51.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280516 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-4570S

2.9 GHz | 4-core

2QX8548 - Intel Core i5 i5-4570S 2.90 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150

Buy for $59.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280518 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $51.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280516 minutes ago

Availability

2QX8548 - Intel Core i5 i5-4570S 2.90 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150

Availability

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-4570S 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 i5-4570S is 365 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4570S

Performs up to 8% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G3258 - 172 vs 159 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-4570S - $51.36 vs $59.57
Up to 9% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-4570S - $0.32 vs $0.35 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-4570S - 53 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013

FPS

172

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.35/FPS

91%

Price, $

$59.57

86%

FPS Winner

2QX8548 - Intel Core i5 i5-4570S 2.90 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150

Buy for $59.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280518 minutes ago

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

FPS

159

92%

Value, $/FPS

$0.32/FPS

100%

Price, $

$51.36

100%

Value Winner

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $51.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 280516 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

169

FPS

164

FPS

God of War

God of War

120

FPS

69

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

162

FPS

156

FPS

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

268

FPS

256

FPS

F1 22

F1 22

169

FPS

159

FPS

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013

Single-Core

1046

100%

Multi-Core

2849

100%

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Single-Core

613

58%

Multi-Core

1074

37%

Intel Core i5-4570S	vs	Intel Pentium G3258
Jun 2nd, 2013	Release Date	Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5	Collection	Pentium
Haswell	Codename	Haswell
Intel Socket 1150	Socket	Intel Socket 1150
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
2.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	53 W
22 nm	Process Size	22 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
Intel HD 4600	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Haswell)
No	Overclockable	Yes

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