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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F is 2773 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 28% better in Lost Ark than Pentium G3258 - 292 vs 228 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $36.1 vs $182.79
- Up to 74% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-12700F - $0.18 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
228
78%
Value, €/FPS
€0.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€40.07
100%
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
Very High
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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