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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-7100 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 i3-7100 is 946 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i3-7100 - $49.37 vs $70.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i3-7100 - $0.4 vs $0.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Performs up to 20% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium G3258 - 147 vs 123 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Pentium G3258 - 51 vs 53 Watts
- 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
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 53 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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