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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 1786 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 18% better in Minecraft than Pentium G3258 - 729 vs 618 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $32.41 vs $529.95
- Up to 93% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9900 - $0.05 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
618
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$32.41
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
High
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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