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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 1681 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 20% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium G3258 - 112 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $51.36 vs $286.74
- Up to 79% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-9900KF - $0.55 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.56/FPS
21%
Price, $
$286.74
17%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
93
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 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 |
3.6 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Pentium G3258
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
63 FPS
$27.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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