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Intel BX80646G3258

Pentium G3258

▲ Pentium G3258
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Effective Speed -95%Effective Speed -95%Average Score -217%Memory -6%, 1-Core -107%, 2-Core -121%, 4-Core -307%, 8-Core -546%Overclocked Score -147%1-Core -59%, 2-Core -63%, 4-Core -213%, 8-Core -401%, Memory 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -69%, Market Share -∞%, Price 257%, Value -41%Nice To Haves -308%TDP 57%, Cores -322%, Threads -611%, Lithography -136%, Base Clock -3%, Turbo Clock -46%, 64-Core -610%, 64-Core -833%, Age -268%

Average Bench: 52.6% (748^th of 1468)

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 53%

Yacht

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

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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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 23,497 samples)

Rank 74852.6%

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

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ESP-User, 2 days ago.Pentium G3258,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

57.7% Above average

Memory 89.5

1-Core 71.9

2-Core 158

64% 106 Pts

4-Core 153

8-Core 157

21% 155 Pts

64-Core 154

10% 154 Pts

GBR-User, 14 days ago.Pentium G3258,

SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

51.2% Above average

Memory 80.5

1-Core 84.7

2-Core 159

64% 108 Pts

4-Core 126

8-Core 150

18% 138 Pts

64-Core 160

10% 160 Pts

GBR-User, 18 days ago.Pentium G3258,

SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

45.3% Average

Memory 64.9

1-Core 60.3

2-Core 142

51% 88.9 Pts

4-Core 151

8-Core 148

20% 150 Pts

64-Core 156

10% 156 Pts

USA-User, 5 days ago.Pentium G3258,

SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)

42.2% Average

Memory 72.8

1-Core 44.7

2-Core 68.8

42% 62.1 Pts

4-Core 70.1

8-Core 73.1

10% 71.6 Pts

64-Core 72.5

4% 72.5 Pts

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Gaming 20%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 16%

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $50

CPU
Pentium G3258Intel $42Bench 53%, 23,497 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	388x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	307x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $90Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	289x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	203x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	161x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	108x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	122x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	94x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	66x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $176

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Pentium® Processor G3258 (3M Cache, 3.20 GHz)
Code Name	Haswell
Launch Date	Q2'14
Processor Number	G3258
# of Cores	2
# of Threads	2
Cache	3 MB
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	22 nm
Recommended Price	$72.00
Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Scalability	1S Only
Max TDP	53 W
Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2013C

Graphics

Processor Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz
Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
# of Displays Supported	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.1 GHz
Quick Sync Video	Yes
Clear Video HD Tech	No
Graphics Video Max Memory	1.7 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size	32 GB
Memory Types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels	2
Memory Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported	Yes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

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

Package

Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography	22 nm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1150

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

Comments

CPUPro

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2,119

Overclockable Pentium Anniversary Edition...

Added 10 years ago.

USA-User

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10,034

Good (edit your comment) Add link

8 months 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

level
5,896

Poor

3 years ago.

Good for gaming when overclocked

Comment

V. overclockable + v.cheap—Mar '15

IND-User

level
4,924

Disliked

3 years ago.

Comment

excellent bang for the buck—Mar '15

CZE-User

level
3,414

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

level
3,193

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

level
3,026

Excellent

7 years ago.

Com overclock ele Chega a passar o g4560

SWE-User

level
2,814

Liked

7 years ago.

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Works fine, stable at 4.4Ghz—Mar '15

CPUPro

level
2,119

Good

10 years ago.

CRI-User

level
1,242

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

level
196

Poor

9 years ago.

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

yaabalfazl

level
92

Poor

7 years ago.

it low for 4k

Geicihg

level
26

Average

4 years ago.

Not bad for desktop with an OC

Drezik99

level
22

Average

6 years ago.

Great value 2 physical cores whit extreme OC potential.

reache

level
12

Excellent

4 years ago.

legendary chip

ManueOC

level
4

Good

9 years ago.

only with oc good

Amilitos

level
2

Excellent

4 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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Intel BX80646G3258

Pentium G3258

Average Bench: 52.6% (748th of 1468)

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