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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3258 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2794 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Pentium G3258
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $31.66 vs $62.33
- Up to 19% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-12100F - $0.38 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 53 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 59% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Pentium G3258 - 148 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
93
63%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€35.14
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
148
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
81%
Price, €
€69.19
50%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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