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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 1600 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G3258 - 142 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $51.36 vs $160.91
- Up to 63% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-9400 - $0.42 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
37.16814159292036%
Price, $
$160.91
31%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
123
86.61971830985915%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/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 349277 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
44.29190751445087%
Multi-Core
1074
22.39833159541189%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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