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In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 637 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i3-3240 - 93 vs 92 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i3-3240 - 53 vs 55 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 20% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $41.0 vs $51.36
- Up to 18% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium G3258 - $0.45 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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