Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 2712 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 15% better in Rocket League than Pentium G3258 - 780 vs 680 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - $37.55 vs $155.01
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
24.26761678543151%
Multi-Core
1074
7.926784264521366%
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
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Nov 4th, 2021 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |