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In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 2773 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 63% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G3258 - 238 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - $37.55 vs $263.92
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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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 High
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
24.143363528948406%
Multi-Core
1074
7.732181425485961%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| Not Available | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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