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In short — Core i7-3960X 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 i7-3960X is 931 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G3258 - 176 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $51.36 vs $350.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-3960X - $0.3 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
173
98%
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$0.3/FPS
100%
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$51.36
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Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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