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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700 is 946 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $49.37 vs $167.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-7700 - $0.45 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G3258 - 129 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
110
85%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/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 i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3258 or Core i7-7700
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$42.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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