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Intel BX80646G3258

Pentium G3258

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2 Cores, 2 Threads @3.2GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 52.6% (722nd of 1442)

more Based on 23,497 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306C3, , 0000000000000000, 0FABFBFF000306C3, 0F8BFBFF000306C3 Models: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3258 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3258 @ 3.90GHz

The Intel G3258 is the first budget Pentium processor to feature an unlocked multiplier. This enables a comfortable overclock to 4.3 GHz using just the stock heat sink and fan. At 4.3 GHz, in terms of single and dual core performance, the G3258 challenges a fully overclocked i7-4790K, the fastest CPU I have seen to date! These results are stunning considering that the G3258 is retailing for around one fifth as much as an i7-4790K. The G3258's Achilles heel is its poor multi-core performance which is over 50% weaker than the group leaders. For the vast majority of users, assuming an overclock of 4.3 GHz, the G3258 is the best value processor on the market by miles. On the other hand, users that encode multi-media or run SLI/Crossfire setups should look elsewhere. [Jul '14 CPUPro]

Poor: 37%Average: 52.6% Great: 64%
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

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Average average bench

The Intel Pentium G3258 averaged 47.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 77.4Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 87.3Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Pentium G3258 is 26.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Pentium G3258 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 166Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 167Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,497 samples)
Rank 72252.6%
Min Avg Max
54 Memory 77.4 92.9
49 1-Core 87.3 120
78.4 2-Core 159 230
63.7% 108 Pts
Min Avg Max
85.4 4-Core 163 232
91.6 8-Core 167 232
22% 165 Pts
Min Avg Max
85.4 64-Core 166 232
10.3% 166 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
63.2% Good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 226
30% 225 Pts
64-Core 214
13% 214 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
56.9% Above average
Memory 74.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 234
31% 231 Pts
64-Core 230
14% 230 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
51.2% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 86.2
2-Core 158
62% 106 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 161
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
50.6% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 81.4
2-Core 164
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 156
21% 155 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
49.7% Average
Memory 81.4
1-Core 81.1
2-Core 131
60% 97.8 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 99
14% 104 Pts
64-Core 94.3
6% 94.3 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
47.7% Average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 82
2-Core 140
58% 97.1 Pts
4-Core 153
8-Core 156
21% 155 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
46.4% Average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 85.6
2-Core 165
60% 105 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 165
22% 165 Pts
64-Core 165
10% 165 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
19.1% Very poor
Memory 13.3
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 146
37% 77.1 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 148
19% 145 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

CPU
Pentium G3258Intel  $31Bench 53%, 23,497 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples368x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples294x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples280x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples193x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples153x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples102x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples119x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples89x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples63x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $191

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Pentium® Processor G3258 (3M Cache, 3.20 GHz)
Code NameHaswell
Launch DateQ2'14
Processor NumberG3258
# of Cores2
# of Threads2
Cache3 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$72.00
Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI2
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP53 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2013C

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.1 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
Clear Video HD TechNo
Graphics Video Max Memory1.7 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21.3 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express RevisionUp to 3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)No
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
vPro TechNo
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography22 nm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1150

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,072

Official site ark.intel.com/...

Overclockable Pentium Anniversary Edition...

Added 9 years ago.
USA-User
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9,832

Good (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

OC dream!!! Been crusin at 4.2 for over 5 years with no issues....

Comment 

If you can overclock it, this is one of the best CPUs you can buy. Single-thread performance is still king.—Jan '15

Comment 

4.4 Stable with Tower Cooler at less then 55C at full load. Powerful bang for the buck.—Mar '15

Comment 

AMAZING budget processor. This thing can handle massive overclocks (at least the older chips) I have one of these in my rig, I got it overclocked to 4.0 GHz at 1.14 Vcore, amazing chip for the value, I would recommend it.—Nov '15

GBR-User
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5,780

Poor

3 years ago.

Good for gaming when overclocked

Comment 

V. overclockable + v.cheap—Mar '15

IND-User
Avatar level
4,770

Disliked

2 years ago.

Comment 

excellent bang for the buck—Mar '15

CZE-User
Avatar level
3,344

Excellent

3 years ago.

have low budget for upgrd my old comp , buy this cpu with asus B85M-G MB ,use spartan 922HE cooler 4.5GHz and 1.215V stable on 48 deg Celsia , i use it for old singlethread games and where is powerfull

GRC-User
Avatar level
3,145

Excellent

3 years ago.

i have this cpu for 9 years and its performance is amazing it is able to hadle from games to the heavyest loads with out any problem i recoment this cpu for a low or medium buget pc build

COL-User
Avatar level
2,966

Excellent

6 years ago.

Com overclock ele Chega a passar o g4560

SWE-User
Avatar level
2,784

Liked

7 years ago.

Comment 

Works fine, stable at 4.4Ghz—Mar '15

CPUPro
Avatar level
2,072

Good

9 years ago.

CRI-User
Avatar level
1,218

Average

7 years ago.

You can overclock it to oblivion and it will handle it without problems, but what is that all overclocking good for if it only has 2 cores and no HT? Even a 2nd gen i5 will do a better job at games that require 4 cores. Bad choice for gaming, even on a budget, there are better things out there, put your money elsewhere, unless all you will do is casual internet browsing and playing Xbox 360 and PS3 era games.

MrxZmey
Avatar level
196

Poor

8 years ago.

Игры fps уже не круто начинает сливать постепенно не берите!...для работы подойдет! если нужно!

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Poor

6 years ago.

it low for 4k

Geicihg
Avatar level
26

Average

3 years ago.

Not bad for desktop with an OC

Drezik99
Avatar level
22

Average

5 years ago.

Great value 2 physical cores whit extreme OC potential.

reache
Avatar level
12

Excellent

4 years ago.

legendary chip

ManueOC
Avatar level
4

Good

9 years ago.

only with oc good

Amilitos
Avatar level
2

Excellent

3 years ago.

4.6Ghz with a case which is 20years old. Doesn't even have a Fan in front, only one really small behind the case which barely works. And still manage 4.6Ghz with 75-80C and i average it at 4.4 with 50-55C. There isn't any other CPU that can perform that well with literaly zero costs. ----- You can check my Benchmark at 4.6Ghz and my build in my profile if you are interested.

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