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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $49.37 vs $208.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-8700K - $0.18 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 8% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium G3258 - 298 vs 276 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
276
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/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 i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3258 or Core i7-8700K
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
116 FPS
$12.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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