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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 729 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $42.0 vs $327.25
- Up to 87% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-6950X - $0.22 vs $1.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 53 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Pentium G3258 - 199 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 20 vs 2 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
191
95.97989949748744%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
13.414634146341465%
Price, $
$327.25
12%
FPS Winner
CPU Processor Intel CPU CORE Extreme Edition i7 6950X Processor i7-6950X 3.00GHz 25M 10-Cores Socket 2011-3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
47.335907335907336%
Multi-Core
1074
12.714573221261988%
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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