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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 394 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 5% better in HITMAN 3 than Pentium G3258 - 199 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $49.37 vs $129.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-6700 - $0.26 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700 - 53 vs 65 Watts
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
190
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/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
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Pentium G3258
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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80 FPS
$9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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