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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 1600 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Pentium G3258 - 302 vs 293 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $51.36 vs $629.99
- Up to 91% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-9900X - $0.18 vs $2.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
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Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
293
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/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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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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