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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 1965 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium G3258 - 218 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 36 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $51.36 vs $1065.0
- Up to 95% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-10980XE - $0.24 vs $4.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
211
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/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
Epic
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Pentium |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 2 |
36 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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