Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 395 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 26% better in War Thunder than Pentium G3258 - 173 vs 137 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $51.36 vs $74.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-6600 - $0.37 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
86.04651162790698%
Price, $
$74
69%
FPS Winner
Buy for $74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 359798 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
137
79.1907514450867%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $51.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 359796 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
47.66718506998445%
Multi-Core
1074
30.236486486486484%
Intel Core i5-6600 | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | Yes |