Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G3258 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 53 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3258 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G3258 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 49.34

Overall Rank:
2987th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1731st fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
894th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $42.00 USD (2024-11-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2072

Single Thread Rating

1841

Samples: 2558*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,315
Thread: 1,920

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	7,275 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,636 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,831 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	434.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,484 KBytes/Sec
Physics	220 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,321 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,841 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$42.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		2,072

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		49.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		1,841

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2286758 - Dec 19 2024		2193
BL2286439 - Dec 18 2024		2206
BL2276009 - Dec 13 2024		1286
BL2275902 - Dec 13 2024		2182
BL2274282 - Dec 12 2024		2193

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		2,072
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,992 (-3.9%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,752 (-15.4%)
Intel Celeron G1820 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,717 (-17.1%)
Intel Pentium G3440 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,202 (+6.3%)
Intel Pentium G2140 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,092 (+0.9%)
Intel Celeron G1820T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,631 (-21.3%)
Intel Pentium G2130 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,926 (-7.1%)
Intel Pentium G2120 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,896 (-8.5%)
AMD A6-7480 vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,837 (-11.3%)
Intel Pentium G3250T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,809 (-12.7%)
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,695 (-18.2%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,571 (-24.2%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		385

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