Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1728 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-860 - 159 vs 156 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 7% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $48.0 vs $51.36
- Up to 3% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G3258 - $0.31 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
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Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell | Codename | Lynnfield |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |