E8500 vs G3258

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Hey guys, which cpu is better? The older Core 2 Duo E8500 or the Pentium G3258? I know that the G3258 can be clocked to extremely high speeds, but the e8500 has more l2 cache memory.
The G3258 is also much newer... What do you guys say?
 
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The Pentium G3258 is a better CPUs. It's faster, uses a modern socket, more instructions, and less power. Simply comparing l2 cache size between very different generations isn't really helpful in choosing a CPU.