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In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1728 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-860 - 147 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 3% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $35.09 vs $36.1
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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