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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 395 days newer than Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G3258 - 273 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
259
94.87179487179486%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
52.08156329651656%
Multi-Core
1074
33.385141436120605%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | 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 |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Pentium G3258
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
99 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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