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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-3220 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3258 is 637 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-3220.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i3-3220 - 123 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i3-3220 - $49.37 vs $79.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i3-3220 - $0.4 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i3-3220 - 53 vs 55 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3220
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel Core i3-3220 Processor (3M Cache, 3.30 GHz) BX80637i33220
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-3220
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-3220 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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