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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 2864 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 47% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Pentium G3258 - 264 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $51.36 vs $349.0
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 53 vs 150 Watts
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
22.771173848439823%
Multi-Core
1074
6.620230536892067%
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 150 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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