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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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MSRP in USD: $138
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3258 is 358 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Core i3-3250 - 228 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-3250 - $51.36 vs $57.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i3-3250 - $0.23 vs $0.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i3-3250 - 53 vs 55 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2013 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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