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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-4360 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 i3-4360 is 32 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4360
- Performs up to 13% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G3258 - 195 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i3-4360 - $49.37 vs $149.88
- Up to 62% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i3-4360 - $0.29 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than Intel Core i3-4360 - 53 vs 54 Watts
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Intel Core i3-4360 Processor (4M Cache, 3.70 GHz) BX80646I34360
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
173
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Core i3-4360
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4360 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 54 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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