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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 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 i3-8100 is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G3258 - 137 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $51.36 vs $110.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i3-8100 - $0.42 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
52.49999999999999%
Price, $
$110
46%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 349267 minutes ago
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
123
89.78102189781022%
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 349265 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
49.23694779116466%
Multi-Core
1074
31.541850220264315%
Intel Core i3-8100 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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