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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 12% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $32.9 vs $37.55
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 31% better in Diablo IV than Core i3-530 - 110 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i3-530 - $0.38 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 53 vs 73 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
110
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€41.68
87%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-530 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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