CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G3258 vs 5400K

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

G3258
6.2
A6 5400K
5.6
Passmark and GeekBench

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

G3258
9.3
A6 5400K
7.7
Passmark (Single Core)

Power Consumption

How much power does the processor require?

G3258
5.2
A6 5400K
5.2
TDP

Value

G3258
9.1
A6 5400K
8.2
Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Power Consumption and Value

G3258
7.2
A6 5400K
6.3

Winner
Intel G3258 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel G3258  based on its single-core performance.

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Front view of Intel G3258

Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel G3258

Reasons to consider the
Intel G3258

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Newer manufacturing process 22 nms vs 32 nms A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,156 vs 1,356 Around 60% better PassMark (Single core) score
Significantly better PassMark (Overclocked) score 4,890.2 vs 1,170.5 Around 4.2x better PassMark (Overclocked) score
Better geekbench (32-bit) score 5,787 vs 2,831 More than 2x better geekbench (32-bit) score
Better performance per dollar 9.02 pt/$ vs 6.91 pt/$ More than 30% better performance per dollar
Better PassMark score 3,993 vs 2,145 More than 85% better PassMark score
Marginally newer Apr, 2014 vs Oct, 2012 Release date over 1 years later
Better performance per watt 11.91 pt/W vs 6.38 pt/W More than 85% better performance per watt
Front view of AMD A6 5400K

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AMD A6 5400K

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Higher clock speed 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz More than 10% higher clock speed

Benchmarks Real world tests of G3258 vs A6 5400K

GeekBench (32-bit)

G3258
5,787
A6 5400K
2,831

GeekBench

G3258
6,568
A6 5400K
2,831

Passmark

G3258
3,993
A6 5400K
2,145

Passmark (Single Core)

G3258
2,156
A6 5400K
1,356

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

G3258  vs
A6 5400K 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is hyperthreaded No No

features

Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has vitualization support Yes Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
SSE3
SSE2
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
SSE4a
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

gpu

GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics Radeon™ HD 7540D

details

G3258  vs
A6 5400K 
Threads 2 2
Manufacture process 22 nms 32 nms
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 72°C Unknown - 70°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 4.49 GHz 4.38 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.8 GHz 4.67 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 4,890.2 1,170.5
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.49 GHz 4.38 GHz

power consumption

TDP 53W 65W
Annual home energy cost 12.77 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 46.43 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 11.91 pt/W 6.38 pt/W
Typical power consumption 43.06W 52.81W
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