Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G3260 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 G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.3 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 G3260 @ 3.30GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G3260 @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 34.98

Overall Rank:
2976th fastest in multithreading out of 4915 CPUs
1704th fastest in single threading out of 4915 CPUs
888th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.90 USD (2024-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2096

Single Thread Rating

1870

Samples: 432*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,278
Thread: 1,929

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	7,327 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,630 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,863 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	443.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	36,018 KBytes/Sec
Physics	213 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,338 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,870 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th 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
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$59.90 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,917
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,433
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,587
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,101
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,244
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,739
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,587
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		2,096

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.21
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		186.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.92
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.19
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.57
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.44
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		34.98
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 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		1,870

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2280541 - Dec 15 2024		2126
BL2272876 - Dec 11 2024		2055
BL2268454 - Dec 07 2024		2188
BL2268342 - Dec 07 2024		2288
BL2255038 - Nov 25 2024		2069

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		2,096
Intel Pentium G4400 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,570 (+22.7%)
Intel Pentium G4400T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,335 (+11.4%)
Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,837 (-12.3%)
Intel Pentium G3250T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,809 (-13.7%)
Intel Pentium G3240 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,944 (-7.2%)
AMD PRO A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,784 (-14.8%)
AMD PRO A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,662 (-20.7%)
Intel Celeron G3930 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,252 (+7.5%)
Intel Pentium G3440 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,202 (+5.1%)
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,955 (-6.7%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,900 (-9.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,523 (+20.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,251
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,878
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,835
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,592
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,864
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,471
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,190
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,171
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		380

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