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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K is 729 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 8% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G3258 - 171 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - $51.36 vs $103.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-6800K - $0.32 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 53 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
159
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
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 i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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