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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1600 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G3258 - 226 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $49.37 vs $405.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9900K - $0.25 vs $1.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
199
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
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
Badass
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Pentium G3258
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
103 FPS
$45.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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69 FPS
$56.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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81 FPS
$49.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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