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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 1600 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 36% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G3258 - 131 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $51.36 vs $170.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-9600K - $0.54 vs $1.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
41.53846153846154%
Price, $
$170
30%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 361583 minutes ago
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
96
73.2824427480916%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/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 361582 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
35.80607476635514%
Multi-Core
1074
16.604823747680893%
Intel Core i5-9600K | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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