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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-7100 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 i3-7100 is 946 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Performs up to 19% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G3258 - 174 vs 146 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 27% cheaper than Core i3-7100 - $51.36 vs $70.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i3-7100 - $0.35 vs $0.4 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
87.49999999999999%
Price, $
$70
73%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
146
83.9080459770115%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/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 349516 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
49.1579791499599%
Multi-Core
1074
44.016393442622956%
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.9 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 |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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