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.

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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: 34.94

Overall Rank:
3558th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
2153rd fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
995th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2061

Single Thread Rating

1831

Samples: 2589*
*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	7,187 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,560 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,755 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	435.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	34,977 KBytes/Sec
Physics	217 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,311 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,831 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		2,061

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		34.94
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
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
BL3258247 - Feb 02 2026		2693
BL3217881 - Jan 16 2026		2826
BL3189271 - Jan 05 2026		2880
BL3168822 - Dec 27 2025		1520
BL3144546 - Dec 18 2025		2128

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		2,061
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,013 (-2.3%)
Intel Pentium G3440 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,202 (+6.8%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,915 (-7.1%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,560 (-24.3%)
AMD A8-6500B APU vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,353 (+14.2%)
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		2,021 (-1.9%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,680 (-18.5%)
AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,876 (-9.0%)
Intel Pentium G3250T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,818 (-11.8%)
AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3258		1,756 (-14.8%)
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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz		381

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