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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3258 is 1539 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than Core i7-980X - 697 vs 692 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-980X - $32.41 vs $148.02
- Up to 76% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-980X - $0.05 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-980X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
697
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$32.41
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 i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Gulftown | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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