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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-4170 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-4170 is 32 days older than the more expensive Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than Intel Core i3-4170 - 53 vs 54 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Space than Pentium G3258 - 149 vs 146 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $41.6 vs $51.36
- Up to 20% better value when playing Dead Space than Pentium G3258 - $0.28 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41.6
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4170
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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