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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 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 i3-8100 is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $51.36 vs $110.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i3-8100 - $0.74 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 107% better in League of Legends than Pentium G3258 - 143 vs 69 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
69
48%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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