Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 32 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 8% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G3258 - 85 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G3258 - $0.61 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-4690 - $51.36 vs $52.0
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 53 vs 84 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
98%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
84 W | TDP | 53 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | Yes |