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Core i9-12900 vs Pentium G3258

Core i9-12900 vs Pentium G3258: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

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Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 520.52 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900

2.4 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 520.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75951 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 2773 days newer than Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 14% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Pentium G3258 - 237 vs 207 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 24 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 53 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Mass Effect: Andromeda

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

237

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€520.52

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 520.52 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75951 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

207

87.34177215189874%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

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Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

613

24.78770723817226%

Multi-Core

1074

8.233670653173872%

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Intel Core i9-12900

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Intel Pentium G3258

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJun 2nd, 2014
Core i9CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores2
24
Threads2
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
5.1 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
53 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
24.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Haswell)
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Pentium G3258

Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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