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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 729 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $51.36 vs $120.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6900K - $0.32 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 53 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G3258 - 174 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 16 vs 2 threads
Resident Evil 4
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
159
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/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 Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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