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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-530 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 6% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-530 - 93 vs 88 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 53 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-530
- Up to 9% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $32.9 vs $36.1
- Up to 2% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium G3258 - $0.42 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel Core i3-530 Processor 2.93 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-530 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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