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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-6100 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 i3-6100 is 456 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Pentium G3258 - 171 vs 164 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Pentium G3258 - 51 vs 53 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $51.36 vs $100.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing God of War than Core i3-6100 - $0.31 vs $0.58 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
53.448275862068975%
Price, $
$100
51%
FPS Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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In Stock
Updated 349276 minutes ago
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
164
95.90643274853801%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/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 349274 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
51.34003350083752%
Multi-Core
1074
45.976027397260275%
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
51 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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