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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X 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 i7-990X is 1194 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $51.36 vs $178.02
- Up to 71% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-990X - $0.26 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
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199
100%
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$0.26/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
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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