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Real World Speed
Performance profile from 23,497 user samples
23,497 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 64% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 64%
SPEED RANK: 748th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
52.6 % 103 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+95%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.4 Pts 82.1 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
87.3 Pts 181 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+107%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
159 Pts 351 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+121%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
163 Pts 663 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+307%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
167 Pts 1079 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+546%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.9 Pts +2% 91.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
120 Pts 190 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+59%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
230 Pts 375 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+63%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
232 Pts 726 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+213%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
232 Pts 1,162 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+401%
Market Share
Based on 68,958,217 CPUs tested
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 94.7 % Much more popular.
+69%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.81 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Price
Price (score)
$42 Hugely cheaper.
+259%
151 USD
Value
Value For Money
88.4 % 125 % Much better value.
+41%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
53 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+57%
83.4 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 8.44 cores Hugely higher core count.
+322%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
2 threads 14.2 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+611%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 9.33 nm Hugely newer manufacturing.
+136%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 3.29 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 4.67 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+46%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
232 Pts 1,647 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+610%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
166 Pts 1,548 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+833%
Age
Newest
126 Months 34.2 Months Hugely more recent.
+268%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell   —
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150   —
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD   —

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]

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