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Core i3-10300 vs Pentium G3258

Core i3-10300 vs Pentium G3258: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-10300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $199.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15026 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $49.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15027 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-10300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $199.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15026 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3258

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $49.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15027 minutes ago

Availability

Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Availability

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-10300 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 i3-10300 is 2159 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300

Performs up to 29% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Pentium G3258 - 80 vs 62 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258

Up to 75% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $49.37 vs $199.06
Up to 68% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-10300 - $0.8 vs $2.49 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-10300 - 53 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

80

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.49/FPS

32%

Price, $

$199.06

24%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for $199.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15026 minutes ago

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

FPS

62

77%

Value, $/FPS

$0.8/FPS

100%

Price, $

$49.37

100%

Value Winner

Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)

Buy for $49.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15027 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

133

FPS

110

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

386

FPS

257

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

183

FPS

69

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

228

FPS

215

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

794

FPS

697

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1565

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Single-Core

613

39%

Multi-Core

1074

22%

Intel Core i3-10300	vs	Intel Pentium G3258
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3	Collection	Pentium
Comet Lake	Codename	Haswell
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1150
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	53 W
14 nm	Process Size	22 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Haswell)
No	Overclockable	Yes

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