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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 394 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 10% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium G3258 - 111 vs 101 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $51.36 vs $150.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6700 - $0.51 vs $1.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.35/FPS
37.77777777777778%
Price, $
$150
34%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Updated 361924 minutes ago
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
101
90.990990990991%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/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
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Updated 361922 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
47.409126063418405%
Multi-Core
1074
25.94202898550725%
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Pentium G3258
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
21 FPS
$39.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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