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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-560 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1373 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-560.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-560
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Core i3-560 - 618 vs 599 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i3-560 - $49.37 vs $60.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i3-560 - $0.08 vs $0.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-560 - 53 vs 73 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-560 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
618
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-560
Desktop • Aug 29th, 2010
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-560 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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