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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X is 1187 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Pentium G3258 - 174 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 28 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $42.0 vs $292.83
- Up to 85% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-7940X - $0.26 vs $1.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/FPS
15.476190476190476%
Price, $
$292.83
14%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Updated 1646 minutes ago
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
164
94.25287356321839%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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In Stock
Updated 1644 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
44.74452554744526%
Multi-Core
1074
10.82333971581175%
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 2 |
28 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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