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Pentium G3258 vs Core i7-940

Pentium G3258 vs Core i7-940: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 2023 days newer than Core i7-940.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

  • Performs up to 5% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i7-940 - 117 vs 111 FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 53 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-940

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

117

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

111

94%

Value, €/FPS

€0.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€49

100%

Value Winner

CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366

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In Stock

Updated 217 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo
Pentium G3258

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

613

100%

Multi-Core

1074

70%

Intel Core i7-940 Logo
Core i7-940

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

447

72%

Multi-Core

1532

100%

Intel Pentium G3258 Logo

Intel Pentium G3258

vs
Intel Core i7-940 Logo

Intel Core i7-940

Jun 2nd, 2014
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
PentiumCollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
2Threads
8
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.2 GHz
53 W
TDP130 W
22 nm
Process Size45 nm
32.0x
Multiplier22.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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