Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9650 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 2258 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 6% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Phenom X4 9650 - 155 vs 146 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 61% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $14.59 vs $37.55
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
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Game Graphics
Ultimate
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Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
38.825448613376835%
Multi-Core
765
71.22905027932961%
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | AMD Phenom X4 9650 |
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Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 27th, 2008 |
Pentium | Collection | Phenom X4 |
Haswell | Codename | Agena |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM2+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 65 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 11.5x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |