i7 920 vs G3258

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

I am back yet again with another thread

I am modding a PowerMac G5 case, and I need a cheap system to fit in there. I have the option of a G3258 or an i7 920. Which CPU would be better? I don't plan on upgrading this build anytime soon but does the newer platform weigh the Pentium over the i7? This won't be used too much for gaming, just a "screwing around, maybe some storage" kind of build.

[Oberon.Smite]

Definitely the G3258 if it's cheaper. Besides, that way you can upgrade to an i5 Haswell down the line.

[The Noob]

Definitely the G3258 if it's cheaper. 

Dude. The i7 920 is far more powerful. 

[Hatsune Miku 「 」]

i7 920

[zappian]

Not for gaming ? Oh then the 920 is faster,

Even in gaming its faster tbh.

[Fate]

Single threaded the G3258 is a lot better, but heavily multithreaded, especially when overclocked, the i7 920 beats it out.

[EpicAdom]

Will you use heavily multithreaded applications on this computer?

If yes, i7 920

If no, G3258

[i_build_nanosuits]

overall the i7-920 is a much more capable chip...unless all you do is playing old tech mmo's and RTS games.

[runit3]

This won't be used too much for gaming, just a "screwing around, maybe some storage" kind of build.

i7-920 as long as you get an X58 board that has at least 2 SATA III ports for SSD's...If you don't care about SSD's than any board would do.

 

Only reason to get the G3258 over an i7 is for the Z97 platform if you planned on upgrading to Haswell/Broadwell i5/i7 at some point in the future.