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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5930K 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 i7-5930K is 91 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 8% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Pentium G3258 - 168 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $51.36 vs $549.95
- Up to 90% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-5930K - $0.33 vs $3.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 53 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.27/FPS
10.091743119266056%
Price, $
$549.95
9%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
155
92.26190476190477%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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In Stock
Updated 362887 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
53.02768166089965%
Multi-Core
1074
19.598540145985403%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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