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.

Is the Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 34.97

Overall Rank:
3583rd fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
2176th fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
998th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.00 USD (2025-08-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2063

Single Thread Rating

1831

Samples: 2591*
*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	7,189 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,562 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,754 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	436.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	34,988 KBytes/Sec
Physics	217 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,312 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,831 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,418
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,259
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,936
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		2,063

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.83
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.48
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.25
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		34.97
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		1,831

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3320775 - Mar 02 2026		2262
BL3302608 - Feb 21 2026		2109
BL3299545 - Feb 20 2026		2848
BL3258247 - Feb 02 2026		2693
BL3217881 - Jan 16 2026		2826

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		2,063
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,008 (-2.7%)
Intel Pentium G3440 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,202 (+6.7%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,915 (-7.2%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,560 (-24.4%)
AMD A8-6500B APU vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,306 (+11.8%)
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,023 (-1.9%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,676 (-18.8%)
AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,874 (-9.2%)
Intel Pentium G3250T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,818 (-11.9%)
AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,713 (-17.0%)
Intel Celeron G1630 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,707 (-17.2%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,598 (-22.5%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,444
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		382

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