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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K is 2479 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 20% better in Ready or Not than Pentium G3258 - 288 vs 240 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $49.37 vs $258.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i7-11700K - $0.21 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
240
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Pentium G3258
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
189 FPS
$15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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187 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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151 FPS
$23.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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